Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas
has made a 'come and get me' plea to Barcelona.
Speaking in South Africa, Fabregas first repeated his desire to
stay at the Emirates next season, saying: "I am happy at
Arsenal and I want to win titles
there. But these things are not necessarily up to me.
"I am happy that we made it to the Champions League semifinals
and, in general, things went well."
But when asked about his schoolboy hero and now Barca coach
Guardiola, Fabregas told the Spanish newspaper El Mundo
Deportivo: "If Guardiola called me it would be different. I
would be delighted to go.
"Pep was a role model for me. I have always played in his
position and that's why I first wore the No 4. He was my
footballing hero when I was small."
Fabregas, who left Barcelona
for Arsenal in 2003, dismissed
any suggestion that he would not get in the team because of the
presence of Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta.
"We have all played together for Spain before so I think there
is always room for it to work," he said.
