Chelsea's new signing Cesc Fabregas says Arsene Wenger didn't want him back at Arsenal

No love lost between Arsene Wenger and Cesc Fabregas?

The Spanish midfielder, who broke Arsenal fans’ hearts when he signed for English Premier League rivals Chelsea for £27m revealed that Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger didn't want him back at the club.

According to Fabregas’ contract, Wenger had issued a buyback clause if and whenever Fabregas wanted to leave Barcelona for any reasons whatsoever.

But Wenger refused to sign Fabregas stating that his place has been occupied by German midfielder Mesut Ozil and it will be difficult for him to accommodate both of them together.

It was then that Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho convinced the former Catalan midfielder to join Chelsea ahead of the “many” other options he had in the Premier League.“When I decided that my time at Barcelona had ended, I looked for the best option for me,” Fàbregas explained. “Arsenal was the first option, for contractual reasons. There was a clause that gave them the right to decide. We spoke to Wenger and he said that the space was very well filled by Mesut Özil and it was hard to find a place for both of us in the team.”

“I wanted to go back to the Premier League and I had to think about what my options were then. I had many very good offers, the logical options. I spoke to José Mourinho and he told me that he wanted me there. He convinced me very, very quickly. He told me what I wanted to hear; he won me over and convinced me. It was very quick. I am very happy, very satisfied and I think it will all go phenomenally well” added Fabregas.