Arsenal reject Barcelona 's formal offer for Cesc Fabregas . Spanish champions reject a formal transfer offer for the English club 's player . The year - old has been a key figure at Arsenal since joining the club in 2003 . The official window for transfer negotiations opened on June 1 , and although we 'd had unofficial conversations with them before yesterday , we 've now made a formal written offer , which we presented to Arsenal yesterday afternoon . '' He made his intentions clear last month before saying he would wait until after World Cup .
Arsenal reject Barcelona 's formal offer for Cesc Fabregas . Spanish champions reject a formal transfer offer for the English club 's player . The year - old has been a key figure at Arsenal since joining the club in 2003 . He made his intentions clear last month before saying he would wait until after World Cup .