On the 15th August 2011, Cesc Fabregas was officially confirmed as the latest signing of European Champions Barcelona. On this day, we thank the Spanish midfielder for his services in the past 8 years, in which he scored 57 goals in all competitions, as he heads home to Spain. It was the Arsenal captain's wish to play with the Barcelona first team. As a boy, Fabregas started out his football career as a youth player for the Blaugrana. His dream was to join international teammates and friends Carles Puyol, the current captain of Barcelona, Pique, Xavi, Iniesta, Villa and goalkeeper Victor Valdes. And his dream is now fulfilled.
He joins a club which has won the top Spanish division 21 times, the Copa del Rey (King's Cup) 25 times, the Spanish Super Cup 9 times, the UEFA Champions League 4 times including the 2010/11 competition, and the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, among others. At the age of 24, Fabregas starts this new adventure in his illustrious career. 303 is the number of appearances that he made in an Arsenal shirt in all competitions, and the fans loved him. Arsenal after Fabregas' departure will not be the same Arsenal, and with the £35 million revenue from his sale, it will be a big headache for Wenger to find a player to fill his boots.
Fabregas' debut at a senior level came at the age of 16 years 177 days against Rotherham United at home on the 28th October 2003. He holds the record for being the youngest Arsenal first team player ever. His first goal for the club came just 35 days later, on the 2nd December 2003 against Wolverhampton Wanderers. He also holds the record for being the youngest goalscorer in the club's history after scoring at the age of 16 years 212 days. He earned the captain's armband in 2008 and became a regular in the Spanish national team. While at Arsenal, he was part of the Spanish team which won Spain's first ever FIFA World Cup in 2010.
Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger sounded his disappointment that the Spanish midfielder is heading towards the exit door of Arsenal when he said: "We have been clear that we didn't want Cesc to leave and that remains the case. However, we understand Cesc's desire to move to his home town club and have now accepted an offer from Barcelona. We thank Cesc for his contribution at Arsenal and wish him future success."
We look at some of the best moments of Cesc Fabregas in the Arsenal shirt in these videos by Alex7Greek and JustWe4HD:
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