Cesc Fabregas explains he regrets leaving Arsenal little earlier

Cesc Fabregas reveals that he leaves Arsenal a little early in his career, admits that he felt frustrated with the outcome with the Gunners.

Cesc Fabregas had an unpleasant end to his Time with Arsenal as he joined his boyhood club at his peak when the gunners needed him desperately to ensure their survival as a top side.

But, the Spanish midfielder left the Emirates Stadium for Barcelona. 9 years after, Fabregas revealed that he regrets leaving Arsenal a couple of years early.

Asked why he left Arsenal, Fabregas told Rio Ferdinand’s YouTube channel FIVE: “It was a bit of everything. I always felt that we were competing against the world. Let’s say you guys [Manchester United], Chelsea, sometimes Liverpool.

“I speak to guys at Chelsea and my Spanish friends at Liverpool and everyone tells me the same… ‘we used to hate playing against you guys’. And I say the same: ‘Yeah, you used to hate it, but we always lost’. Especially in important moments.

“I always felt so frustrated to see these big teams winning and always having that edge. I was very young, I was very passionate. I gave absolutely everything for Arsenal. I was hungry. I wanted to win. I was a competitor. I would’ve done anything to win for Arsenal. I felt this wasn’t coming.

“I speak to guys at Chelsea and my Spanish friends at Liverpool and everyone tells me the same… ‘we used to hate playing against you guys’. And I say the same: ‘Yeah, you used to hate it, but we always lost’. Especially in important moments.

“I always felt so frustrated to see these big teams winning and always having that edge. I was very young, I was very passionate. I gave absolutely everything for Arsenal. I was hungry. I wanted to win. I was a competitor. I would’ve done anything to win for Arsenal. I felt this wasn’t coming.

After an unsuccessful spell with Barcelona, due to the star-studded lineup, Fabregas joined Arsenal’s local rivals Chelsea, at that time he received a lot of criticism from Arsenal fans.

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However, Fabregas revealed that he approached that Arsenal did not want to sign him again, when he was looking for a move, hence he moved on to the other options.

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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