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Tony Adams has been left ‘saddened’ by Cesc Fabregas’s decision to move to Chelsea.

The Spaniard opted for a £30million switch to Stamford Bridge on Thursday after Arsenal opted not to take up their first option with Barcelona on the 27-year-old.

It’s a move which has angered supporters at the Emirates and former Gunners skipper Adams can understand why.

“It saddens me a little bit, I have to say,” said Adams.

“He’s an Arsenal captain of the past, so when you see these people go from club to club, it’s just sad.

“It’s like Ashley Cole, I could never have done what Ashley did.

“I understand why he questioned Arsenal, regarding their ambition, but I couldn’t have gone from one side of London to the other.”

Fabregas has penned a five-year deal with Chelsea and will be paid around £200,000 a week by Roman Abramovich.

The playmaker, who came off the bench as champions Spain were thrashed 5-1 by the Dutch, is thought to have doubled the money he was getting at the Camp Nou.

“It just seems these players go where the money is,” said Adams, who won four league titles during his 22-year stay at Arsenal

“Not a lot of them do it for love any more, so that’s the bit which saddens me.

“There’s so much money in the game now that greed comes in.”

While not agreeing with Fabregas’s decision to move to Chelsea, Adams can understand why Arsene Wenger opted against bringing him back.

And he has backed German international Mesut Ozil to next season show everyone what he is really about.

“Arsene bought Ozil for £40m and he’s a top player,” said Adams.

“By his standards, he had a poor first season, but there’s a lot more to come from him.

“We’ve also got Jack Wilshere in there, the Ox, Aaron Ramsey, Santi Cazorla.

“So Arsene has got a lot of those types of players. Does he need another one? He probably doesn’t to be honest. There are other areas I think we need to strengthen.”