Kamis, Agustus 18, 2011
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Cesc Fabregas has signed a five-year contract with Barcelona to complete his return to Camp Nou after eight years with Arsenal.
The Spain international midfielder has looked destined to head back to the Catalan club who he left as a raw teenager to join the Gunners in July 2003.
An agreement, understood to be worth £35million, was finally reached between Barca and the Premier League outfit following another summer of very public advances from the Spanish side.
Arsene Wenger was always loath to lose the services of his creative fulcrum but was unable to persuade the 24-year-old to remain at Emirates Stadium.
Fabregas underwent a two-stage medical with his new employers on Monday morning before Barcelona confirmed the signing on their official Twitter page.
The talented midfielder, who has had an astonishing €200million (over £175million) buy-out clause inserted in his contract, will be officially presented to the Barca fans on Monday afternoon before then speaking to the media.
Barcelona announced: "Cesc has signed his contract which ties him to Barcelona until 2016. The buy-out clause is 200 million euros."
