Cesc Fabregas News

The selection headache continues once more for Spain, who start 11 players and leave 11 starters on the bench, as always! As the Spanish prepare for the FIFA World Cup, they take on some of the world's best teams one year early in the Confederations Cup, and the squad that has travelled with them is rich with talent.

The midfielder hit three goals for Spain Under-21s in their 4-2 Euro win over Italy on Tuesday, but could be set to leave after his release clause was reduced from a 90 million Spanish Football Writer Europe's elite watch with interest.

We start today with the man that just last week claimed that he was not going anywhere and that any talk of it was 'absurd'.

Over the last few days Arsenal fans have been holding their breath thinking that they were going to lose another one of their top players.

The 22-year-old starred in Spain's European U21 Championship title triumph, scoring a hat-trick in the 4-2 win over Italy in the final.

The David Moyes era has started for Manchester United , and the Red Devils continue to be linked to new players.

After taking it in turns to butter up Welshman, they are now making space for him in the squad PLUS Villas-Boas backed for PSG job Real Madrid have stepped up their campaign to land A 85million-rated Gareth Bale - by reserving their no.11 shirt for him.

It was April 2012, when the Bara midfielder scored his club's fifth strike in a 7-0 win against Instead of the more traditional handshake and trot back to the halfway line, the 22-year-old decided to launch into a dance routine with Dani are a much respected and much loved club in Spain.

Thiago Alcantara's hat-trick sealed a second successive European U-21 crown for both himself and his country Tuesday, as Spain beat five-time winners Italy 4-1 in Jerusalem.

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Manchester United target Cesc Fabregas has denied the Red Devils has been in contact over a move away from Barcelona The Spain international has been linked with a return to the Premier League with United keen to reunited him with former Arsenal team-mate Robin van Persie at Old Trafford .

The Barcelona midfielder said: "For me, spending 100m on Gareth Bale is foolish.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the best chance for Lionel Messi to show the planet what he's made of, but even with four years of dominating performances behind him, all eyes will be on Neymar, instead.

The Roja star insists that pressure will help the squad while his team-mate Pedro has praised the influence of Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas Spain striker Roberto Soldado has his eyes on the Confederations Cup trophy following their opening win against Conmebol entrants Uruguay on Sunday.

Only Neymar has signed on for La Blaugrana with a number of other targets proving hard to entice to Camp Nou.

Rio Ferdinand has told top transfer targets Cesc Fabregas and Robert Lewandowski they will become better players if they sign for Manchester United Former England defender Ferdinand said there is no better place to be as an ambitious footballer, mentioning Cristiano Ronaldo as an example of success.

Spain dominated its Confederations Cup opener against Uruguay, winning 2-1 on first-half goals by Pedro and Roberto Soldado.

Former Arsenal player Cesc Fabregas had already hit a post when Pedro's 22-yard attempt was deflected off Uruguay defender Diego Lugano into the net.

The world's top strikers are on show at the Confederations Cup in Brazil, a warm-up tournament for next year's World Cup.