Cesc Fabregas completes his move to Monaco

Cesc Fabregas completes his move to Monaco and will meet Thierry Henry

Fighting for Monaco reinforced his relegation struggle by hiring Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas until June 2022. The contract brings together Fabregas with Thierry Henry, who played with Fabregas at Arsenal and is now coach of Monaco.

Fabregas is accustomed to being near the top of the league during training with Arsenal, Barcelona, and Chelsea. But with Monaco, it will be totally different, as he goes straight into the relegation division, with Henry's team in 19th place ahead of Sunday's trip to face sixth-placed Marseille.

Given Monaco's precarious position and ability and experience, Fabregas can go straight to the side.

"It's a great pleasure to join Monaco, a new project for me," Fabregas said.

"I'm here to help the team and I'm impatient to start. We have a great game against Marseille on Sunday, I'm very excited."
After starting with Arsenal as an attacking midfielder, with a clinical eye for goal and pass, Fabregas took a deeper stance over the years, where his vision of the game and passing reach helped him to remain influential in the games. Chelsea.

But he was not regular this season for the Premier League team with new Italian coach Maurizio Sarri.

Last Saturday, Fabregas applauded Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge after making their last appearance for the club in a FA Cup match against Nottingham Forest.

Fabregas, 31, is young enough to be considered a major contractor for Monaco and he can have a big influence on the chances of the club standing up.
Avoiding serious injuries helped him play around 650 club games and score 121 goals - winning the league championships with the Barcelona, Chelsea and National Cup competitions with all three sides.

He also played more than 100 times for Spain, winning two European Championships and a World Cup.

Henry signed two defenders so far during the transfer window: Fode Ballo-Toure, 22, of Lille, and 36-year-old Brazilian Naldo from Schalke.

But the transfer of midfielder William Vainqueur of Turkish club Antalyaspor fell after he failed on Thursday due to a calf problem.