Written by Jonathan Chong on Sunday, February 7, 2010

Captain Cesc Fabregas has admitted that he would return to his hometown of Barcelona one day but only when he has retired, as him and his family are loving London too much at the moment.

There has been constant speculation surrounding the Spaniard's future at Arsenal, something which he has constantly dismissed, always emphasising his commitment to Arsenal.

But some fans have never been convinced, perhaps scarred by similar declarations of love and loyalty from former captains Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry, only to see them leave all too quickly for pastures anew, whatever the reason.

Hopefully, this latest interview by Fabregas (with a Spanish radio station), will help ease the fans' concerns and convince them that this captain is here to stay.

Fabregas said: "Well, the truth is I have never hidden this and I will never stop hiding that since I was a child, since I was 9 months old I went to the Camp Nou.

"All of my life I have been dressing the Barca colours. Because of some facts, I had to leave and I have seen also other things that I have enjoyed a lot. But in the future you will never know what will happen.

"But I do not like to talk about the future. In football, everything goes so fast. One day, you are here. The next day, you are there.

"When I retire from football, I will live in Barcelona. But I love London a lot, me and my family love London."

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