Tunnel vision: Fabregas insists he is only thinking of glory with Arsenal
Badge-kisser: Cesc Fabregas celebrates scoring against Blackburn
Centre of attention: Cesc Fabregas starred against Blackburn Rovers on Sunday
The European champions outgoing president Joan Laporta has reportedly got the approval to complete a deal for the Spain star from every serious candidate for his job.
Laporta is said to want a deal a place before he leaves so that the Fabregas signing does not become an election issue.
Former Barca director Sandro Rossell, seen as an enemy of Laporta, has strengthened his campaign to be the next president and is expected to stand on a pledge to re-sign Fabregas, whose transfer to Arsenal as a 16-year-old was opposed by the businessman,declares the 22-year-old Emirates star will be the star signing of 2010 and reports that Arsene Wenger has already accepted the fact.
Laporta was prepared to pay in excess of £20million for the Gunners star in the summer but the Spanish paper claims Wenger felt he could not do a deal so soon after selling Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure to Manchester City.
A goal and four assists in the 6-2 defeat of Blackburn included a very public display of badge-kissing, but Sport explains away the act and subsequent comments as being because he wants to leave honourably rather as part of a drawn out transfer saga.
In a weekend interview in Spain, Fabregas insisted he was not thinking about Barcelona and Real Madrid, but merely about 'lifting trophies with Arsenal'.
If a drought dating to the 2005 FA Cup continues at Arsenal, he may reconsider his position.
He further excited the local press with comments about Barca head coach Pep Guardiola. Asked who his idol was, Fabregas said: 'My reference has always been Guardiola. As a child I saw all his games.'
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