Wenger Believes Captain Fabregas to Stay

Arsene Wenger has insisted that he will do his utmost to keep Cesc Fabregas at the North London club beyond the summer. 

The Spain international has been linked on a number of occasions with a move to Barcelona with the La Liga champions expected to renew their attempts over the summer to attract Fabregas to Camp Nou.

But Wenger is adamant he will "fight very hard" to ensure his star man stays put. 

"That's a question I've heard already a few times in a press conference and I expect him to be here," the Frenchman told reporters.

"I will fight very hard to keep him here. You have always to fight when you have a player of that quality, you must always fight to keep your players, of course."

It has been suggested that Fabregas could be keen to leave the Emirates Stadium in pursuit of trophies, with the Gunners without silverware since 2005

"What guarantees you that if you go somewhere else you will win trophies?" responded Wenger.

"The biggest pride for a captain is to be committed to his club and deliver trophies with his team. A player who changes his club every time he is frustrated or when he doesn’t win a trophy, goes nowhere. I believe the quality of sports life is to be committed to your club and not just to move out when it does not go as well as you expected.

"Cesc Fabregas played 22 games this season out of 38 and we expect him to play between 30 and 38. That will make a huge difference to our efficiency as well."