Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas admits Arsene Wenger convinced Arsenal to drop their price so he could return to the Nou Camp.

Cesc's revelation came at the same time Barca vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu boasted they had signed the midfielder on the cheap.

"Without him I would not be a Barça player now, he convinced the owners of Arsenal, who would not sell under any circumstances, to lower the price," Fábregas said.

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