Cesc Fabregas had already quit the Camp Nou to become Arsenal's youngest debutant, and scorer, aged just 16 when Celtic and Barcelona began their enjoyable mini-series which by next month will have seen the teams do battle in eight games over eight years.
Cesc Fabregas had already quit the Camp Nou to become Arsenal's youngest debutant, and scorer, aged just 16 when Celtic and Barcelona began their enjoyable mini-series which by next month will have seen the teams do battle in eight games over eight years.
Cesc Fabregas says he's in fantastic shape Photograph: Getty
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Graham Hunter
He left the club he adores because he was bored; bored of constantly winning games by double figures and bored of not being promoted to his ability level, pegged back by his date of birth. He was also the victim of a massive adrenalin rush when the club which was about to win the English Premiership title without losing a match asked him to play in their first team. Immediately.
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