Cesc Fábregas reveals Arsène Wenger did not want him back at Arsenal

Midfielder told there was no place for him at Emirates

Chelsea paid £27m to sign Spaniard from Barcelona

Cesc Fábregas has admitted that he did not join Arsenal from Barcelona because Arsène Wenger had no place for him.

The Catalan midfielder, who signed for Chelsea for £27m, said that a clause in his contract gave Arsenal first refusal and that he spoke to Wenger but that in the end the manager decided not to proceed because Mesut Özil now occupies Fábregass position. It was then that José Mourinho convinced him to join Chelsea ahead of the many other options he had in the Premier League.

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