Former Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas says he's joined AS Monaco to help the club's young players.

Cesc is in line to make his debut tonight against Marseille.

He said, "It's a great pleasure to join the Monaco, it's a new project for me with a team of young players and a new coach, there was a lot of discussion, obviously I spoke with Thierry Henry, he really wanted me to come and make a difference, now I'm here and we'll take this challenge together.

"I think my experience can help the young players to grow and progress to the highest level, I am a patient player with them because I was in their place.

"This group has a huge potential, so I can help them and if we can win something together even this year, it would be perfect, I am now part of the team and I cannot wait to start. We're currently in a delicate situation, but we all want to improve, we'll do everything to change things quickly."