News broke at 4.00PM that Barcelona have told Cesc Fabregas he can leave. This is all according to Sky Sources however; this is now being reported by the Telegraph.

It is of their understanding that Fabregas has been offered to Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal.  Sky sources are also saying that he is expected to return to the Premier League.

This now means that it is decision time for Arsenal because they have the first refusal clause as well as the buy back. We know that Wenger is in constant contact with Fabregas and spoke about it last summer:

“We have a clause in the contract so we would be on alert but, at the moment, that’s not something we’re after.”

However, this has not stopped Wenger before especially when many considered we didn’t need Ӧzil which mean Arsenal could buy Fabregas anyway.

When Wenger was asked last year about a return he told the Mail the following;

"I am very happy that a player of his intelligence, technical ability and knowledge of the game would come back one day," said Wenger.

"I hope he is right on the two sides," added Wenger. "That he'll come back shows he has kept fond memories of this club."

It is also public knowledge that Fabregas has said himself he would only return to Arsenal if he was to leave Barcelona.

I would take Fabregas back in an instance because he would add depth and also provide more depth. Moreover, Wilshere was at his best when Fabregas was at the club and would allow rotation and allows us to compete on four fronts not to forget he will add more goals.

If Fabregas fulfils his promise by only playing for Arsenal when leaving Barcelona then we will be welcoming our prodigy back.

Will the father and son be reunited?

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