Chelsea have confirmed they have signed Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas.

Fabregas, 27, was told at the end of the season that his time at the club was over and the Catalans were happy to sell him. Arsenal were reported to have a buy-back clause in Fabregas’ Barcelona contract but turned down the opportunity to sign him, despite the supporters’ insistence that they did.

It is believed that Arsenal are looking at other targets and see Fabregas as the past while they look towards the future.

Fabregas will now complete his move to Chelsea, who finished third in the Premier League last season but are looking strong with the addition of the Spanish midfielder as well as the impending arrivals of Diego Costa and Filipe Luis from Atletico Madrid, who pipped both Barcelona and Real Madrid to the La Liga title on the final day of the season.

Barcelona released a short statement, saying: “FC Barcelona wishes to publicly thank Cesc Fàbregas for his professionalism and dedication during his years at the Club, which will always be his home, and to wish him all the very best for the future.”

Cesc Fabregas: “Chelsea is the best choice. They match my footballing ambitions with their hunger and desire to win trophies.” — Squawka Football (@Squawka) June 12, 2014

Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona: http://t.co/HisZOFO45O pic.twitter.com/TEGC0E6dhs — Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) June 12, 2014

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Only Angel Di Maria (17) assisted more goals than Fabregas (13) in Europe’s top leagues last season. He also scored 8 goals.

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