Barcelona midfielder Xavi has apologised to Arsenal for commenting on Cesc Fabregas' situation last week.
Xavi claimed Arsenal captain Fabregas had told him he was "suffering" because of his desire to join the Catalan club.
That provoked the ire of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who accused Xavi of being disrespectful, but the Spain international insists he did not mean to upset anyone and felt he was acting in the best interests of Fabregas and Barcelona.
"I'm sorry. My intention was not to offend Arsenal and Wenger," Xavi said at a press conference on Wednesday.
"We know that Cesc has this desire to come and I said that he was suffering. But I don't want to offend either Wenger or Arsenal. I was only looking out for the interests of Cesc and Barca.
"The controversy seems absurd to me. I don't want to get into a war of words with Wenger."
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