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there were a lot of moments this summer when i thought i'd never take a picture like this: cesc fabregas in an arsenal shirt. for an arsenal fan the biggest drama over the last few months was whether cesc would stay at the club or move to barcelona. it seemed certain at one point that he'd go, or at least that he wanted to go. then it became clear that arsenal were stubborn and didn't want to sell him. frustratingly cesc kept quiet about it all so the uncertainty ran up until a couple of weeks before the new season kicked off when he finally committed his (short term) future to the club. in fairness to him, he's spanish - from barcelona no less, he grew up in their youth system, he has a lot of friends and family there and barca are the best team on the planet. i'd completely understand his desire to go. on the flipside arsenal made him into the player he is, he's our captain and the team is essentially built around him. i posted a picture of him four years ago when he'd already established himself as a key player - so you'd like to think that would breed some kind of loyalty. i already know that next summer the rumours and gossip will begin again, and i think i'd be more surprised if he stayed past that point, but for this season at least we can still sing we've got cesc fabregas.

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