Xabi’s pleas to sign for Arsenal the year he went to Madrid

Cesc Fabregassoccer playerl Monaco, has told in a podcast called Arseblog the reasons why he left the Arsenal or why he signed for him Chelsea. But he also talked about what happened in the summer of 2009, when Xabi Alonso ended up playing in the Real Madrid. The midfielder confesses that what his friend wanted was to stop at Arsenal, and that he did everything possible to make his wish come true: “I was on the phone with Xabi Alonso all summer. He was dying to come. I was literally begging everyone to go to Arsenal. I really wanted to come and I did my best. I spoke to whoever had to speak, gave my opinion and thought it would be a great signing for us at the time. “

Cesc remembers that Xabi Alonso was begging him to go to Arsenal and that he supported his signing: “I remember talking to him throughout the holidays. He was writing to me asking what was going on. It was a shame because I think it would have been a great signing for the team. I think he was made to go to Arsenal.”

However, the London club did not make the effort they expected to hire him and the player from Toulouse ended up signing for Real Madrid in exchange for 34.5 million euros, perhaps taking a more successful step in his career judging by how his things during your stay in the Spanish capital: “A couple of times like this I got frustrated for lack of push. I was so close … If the player is wanting to come, it is so easy to close the deal … I am not the manager and I see it from the player's point of view When a player wants to go somewhere, it is easy. Under normal conditions it would have happened and Xabi Alonso was one of them. “