Cesc Fabregas: ‘Wenger told me Özil has my position covered at Arsenal; Mourinho convinced me to join Chelsea’ [Video]

Cesc Fabregas and Xabi Alonso faced the media today, halfway between their Holland hangover and Wednesday’s Chile clash.

Though the World Cup was naturally the only tabled discussion, some journos, as is their inquisitive wont, managed to twist Cesc’s arm and get him to talk about his Chelsea move.

Fabregas insisted that now is not the time, that there are more pressing issues, but then politely obliged them, albeit reluctantly.

Fabregas admitted that Arsenal was his first option, but that Wenger told him that he has Cesc’s position covered with Ozil, so the Catalan was moved to look elsewhere for his next club.

With Chelsea the next port of call on the offers list, Cesc said: ”Mourinho won me over, he convinced me to Chelsea…after talking with him, I decided very, very quickly.

And that’s it – from there everything went very smoothly and quickly, no more to it – I’m very happy with my decision and excited about this next stage of my career.”

A pretty surprising revelation from Fabregas, a detail that essentially shows Wenger believes Ozil to be far superior to Fabregas.

Watch the video below (in Spanish), with key quotes translated in text above.

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