Cesc Fabregas has insisted he fully intends to
stay at Arsenal and honour his long-term contract.
Cristiano Ronaldo is poised to join Real Madrid after Manchester
United accepted an offer of £80million for the Portuguese
winger.
Fabregas himself has regularly been linked with a move to Spain
but he maintains that he is totally committed to the Gunners.
The midfielder is under contract until at least 2014 and hopes
to fulfil all of his club ambitions at the Emirates Stadium over
the coming years.
"Of course I see my future at Arsenal. I have a very long
contract with the club," Fabregas said in an interview with
Arsenal TV Online, which was conducted before Thursday's
announcement about Ronaldo.
"I would have never signed that if I did not think I was capable
of making it (to the end of the contract).
"The boss knows that I really want to stay
here.
"What you cannot stop is what people say about you. The press
can write or say whatever they want.
"Here, I do not get involved at all. Since I am 18, they have
been saying that - but I am still here."
Arsenal have endured a difficult couple of seasons but Fabregas
is confident of challenging for silverware on several fronts in
2009/10.
He added: "I just say what I feel - and what I feel is that I
hope I can be at Arsenal for many years and lift trophies which
they have never lifted before, like the Champions League, to lift
the Premier League, FA Cups.
"I am really looking forward to it because I am sure the future
is bright here."