Official: C. Fabregas moves to "Chelsea"

London's "Chelsea" club has officially agreed with the "Barcelona" team on the acquisition of midfielder Cesc Fabregas.

On Thursday afternoon, it was announced that the former "Arsenal" midfielder decided to return to London, but immediately put on the blue "Chelsea" club jersey.

The player spent three years in the ranks of the Catalan team since he put on the "Blaugrana" jersey in the summer of 2011. At that time, he cost the "Barcelona" club 34 million euros.

In his statement on official Facebook, C.Fabregas wrote that "Arsenal" had the opportunity to sign him, but they refused. Before moving to "Barca", the Spaniard spent eight years in the ranks of "Arsenal".

The previous season was not bad for the midfielder in the "Barcelona" team - C.Fabregas made 22 assists and scored 13 goals in 55 official matches.

According to unofficial data, the transfer fee for the player could reach 30 million pounds.