Arsenal Ready To Accept Cut-Price Deal For Cesc Fabregas

Reports have surfaced that Arsenal are reluctantly ready to accept less than their own valuation from Barcelona for Cesc Fabregas.

The Gunners demanded a £40 million fee for the club captain but with the European champions unwilling to improve significantly on their initial £27m offer, and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitting the player was unsettled, it now appears as if the club will have to broker a cut-price deal to move on.

The package is reported to include a downpayment of £27m, with an additional £5.2m in performance-based add-ons at a later stage.

There are also suggestions Fabregas is prepared to wave the £4m compensation he would be entitled to for the remainder of his long-term Arsenal contract, as technically the player never asked for a transfer.

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Karim Benzema Happy With Life At Real Madrid

Karim Benzema has admitted that few more French accents has helped his preseason form explosion.

French legend Zinedine Zidane has become Real football director this summer and is working closely with Benzema.

The forward said: “Now we talk every day, either football or in life. He gives me a lot. I’m going to make great progress at Madrid working with him because he knows the place perfectly. It’s good to have Zizou behind me and a coach like Mourinho, with whom I work very well.”

On new teammate Raphael Varane, Benzema added: “He is very young and has great potential, he is very good. I help the best I can. I told him I’m here if there is a problem, whatever he needs.”

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