"CESC TIENE QUE DAR EL PASO DEFINITIVO"

Cesc Fàbregas ya está en Londres, donde el Barça espera que cumpla con lo que desde el entorno del propio jugador se ha venido filtrando los últimos días y comunique a Arsène Wenger su deseo de no entrenar más con el Arsenal. El técnico alsaciano quiere evitar a toda costa un plante de su capitán, lo que la afición 'gunner' interpretaría como un desafío al Arsenal que Wenger no podría permitirse pasar por alto. Por lo tanto, intentará convencerle para que esté mañana en la primera sesión de entrenamiento de la pretemporada. Hoy, la plantilla 'gunner' se someterá a las tradiocionales revisiones médicas y a los tests físicos previos al inicio de los entrenamientos.

Mañana, Wenger quiere que Cesc se presente en el inicio de los entrenamientos, por una cuestión que se ha convertido en casi personal y para meter más presión al Barça. El club azulgrana necesita contar con la complicidad del jugador para que el culebrón tenga final feliz. El compromiso de Guardiola con el jugador sigue vigente, por lo tanto el club espera que ese compromiso sea recíproco.

El paripé de Londres

Después de haber tomado la decisión de no presentarse a los entrenamientos, Cesc Fàbregas estaría ahora (siempre según fuentes próximas al jugador) replanteándose su actitud. El último parte dibuja un escenario en el que Fàbregas se presentaría en la apertura de la pretemporada (el Arsenal se va de gira el próximo día 11) por petición expresa de Wenger, para evitar ser declarado en rebeldía, pero no se entrenaría con sus compañeros, sino que lo haría por su cuenta.

Fàbregas no quiere escenificar una ruptura traumática con el Arsenal, club con el que siempre se sentirá en deuda, pero por otro lado no puede fallar al Barça si su deseo sigue siendo recalar en el Camp Nou. La actitud de Wenger encierra algo más que una simple pose de cara a la galería. El Arsenal juega a obtener la cifra de traspaso más alta posible y está desplegando una estrategia de presión al Barça que incluye incluso una oferta fantasma del Real Madrid, convenientemente hecha pública por Sky Sports y no desmentida, naturalmente, ni por el Madrid ni por el Arsenal.

La oferta azulgrana

Se trata, básicamente, de aprovecharse de los sentimientos de Cesc hacia el Arsenal para forzar una situación en la que el Barça tenga que aumentar su oferta, extremo al que el club barcelonista no va a llegar. La oferta es de 35 millones y en 35 se va a quedar. A partir de ahí, o el Arsenal se aviene a escuchar la petición que se supone hará su capitán o éste no jugará como azulgrana en el Camp nou.

Pase lo que pase, hoy empieza una semana que para bien o para mal será definitiva. Ni el Barça esperará eternamente ni cometerá una locura que, por otro lado, no puede permitirse por la delicada situación económica que atraviesa. Esta vez Cesc sí está ante una semana decisiva.



Arsenal Prepared to Spend £20m on Diego


A talented Brazilian midfielder, with genuine attacking flair and top class experience who is looking to leave his club, and dreams of playing in the Premier League - it is the perfect situation for a prospective buyer from England. Arsenal have apparently recognised this, according to the German media, and are prepared to spend as much as £20 million for him as Arsene Wenger prepares to let go of both Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri for a healthy sum of cash.

Arsenal have been tracking the Wolfsburg midfielder since his days at Werder Bremen - the most successful and fruitful time of the 26 year-old's career, where he played 128 times, scoring an impressive 52 goals. However, his transfer to Italy with Juventus proved unsuccessful, and was sold to the German club Wolfsburg in 2010, only for him to fall out with the coaching staff and has been told to look for a new club. Diego said:
"At this moment I desperately want to play in England. There are talks with several clubs just starting. It is way too early to admit my destination. Anyway, it would be perfect to feature in the Premiership in the future." 
"I will definitely consider all offers in a careful manner. It is my dream to play in the Premiership. I am looking forward to getting a solution."
It is a big indication of his future, but Arsenal will have competition, with both Liverpool and Aston Villa interested in Diego's often controversial services. His talent is large, but he is hindered by his sometimes erratic behaviour off the pitch, for which he has been fined heavily by Wolfsburg recently. When he was informed that he would be starting on the bench in one game, he was so incensed that he left the stadium, leaving Wolfsburg with fewer players on the bench to chose from

Yes, he may be a handful, but according to these reports, Arsenal along with Liverpool and Aston Villa would be willing to take the risk and attempt to manage Diego's temperament in return for a creative spark in the middle of the field.

One source claims Wolfsburg would be asking for as little as £9 million for the Brazilian, while another says that Arsenal would be willing to spend up to £20 million to win over his services from rivals, presumably from the money to come in from the sales of Fabregas and/or Nasri.

In 30 games for Wolfsburg in his latest season, Diego scored six goals and assisted 9, and has a contract with Wolfsburg, signed last season for four years. The Arsenal manager has shown definate interest in Diego in the past - in 2008, when he played for Werer Bremen, the player's agent and father said: 
"Real, Arsenal and Juve all want my son."

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Chances of United Signing Midfield Star Take A Blow


Manchester United are looking for a central midfielder, and are prepared to spend big to get the one that is fit to step into the boots of Paul Scholes, who graced the United midfield for almost two decades. It is certainly not an easy task, as the quality needed is immense, but United have their targets, as do United fans have their favourites for the job, however Daniele De Rossi, the fiery Italian will not be that man to join the United side.

Sir Alex Ferguson has tracked De Rossi for a while, and he was tipped to become Roy Keane's replacement back in 2005 when the Irish midfielder and United captain left the Old Trafford side. No deal ever materialised, and the chances of one doing so now have taken another blow, as Roma's director of sport, Walter Sabatini, said that his 27 year-old central midfielder is not on the market and that he was preparing a new deal for De Rossi:
"I will not weaken the squad by selling De Rossi. He said many times that he wants to stay and so we will certainly reach an agreement."
De Rossi has been linked to a move to Chelsea as well as Inter Milan recently, but remains a key player at Roma, having been at the club for a decade now, playing over 350 games for his home town club. His contract at Roma expires in June 2012 and his current wages reach £60,000 a week, but he will be sure to have an improved contract offered to him soon, and it will be very likely he will sign that contract.

Back in March, it was reported that the player was having a tough time in Italy, with the Roma fans not being as supportive towards him as before. He told of his frustration with this after getting into trouble after elbowing an opponent in the Champions League game and receiving a red card for the offence to which he was highly criticized.
"They used to treat me as one of their own, they would tell me to throw in another elbow, but now the wind has changed. Something here at Roma is changing."
However, his differences with the fans and that low period now seem to be over, with his father stating back then that his son“would never want to face a future away from Roma." 

United still have Sneijder, Modric and Nasri as possible replacements for Scholes, and in truth, De Rossi hasn't been top of United's priorities this summer, with the DBS Football poll (right) illustrating this, with De Rossi being Manchester United's fans' least favourite to replace Scholes at United. There remains plenty of time to bring in that player in the midfield, and United fans have faith that Sir Alex Ferguson knows what he is doing.
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