Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists speculation of Cesc Fabregas being sold to Barcelona is pure fantasy. The French tactician insists all such reports are wide of the mark.
"Do you really think we sell now our players one day before the championship starts, players who are basic players of the team? There is no chance," declared the Gunners boss.
"You cannot stop people from having a lot of creative imagination during their sleepless nights, but that does not mean we will do it."
"I believe that in life you are committed to clubs with contracts and in no contract is the colour of your blood described," he said, referring to the pull a return to Spain would have on Fabregas.
"I am more committed than ever to my club, not only this season, but since I have arrived here.
"We are the beginning of a new season now, and it is important that everybody focuses - me, Fabregas everybody else, just on being successful for the club we love, and the best way we can do that is to do well."