French club Monaco sign Chelsea star Cesc Fabregas on a three and a half year deal

Chelsea midfielder, Cesc Fabregas has completed his move to Ligue 1 strugglers Monaco, in a deal that will run till 2022.

Fabregas put pen to paper on a three-and-a-half-year deal at the Stade Louis II after passing a medical earlier in the day, as he teams up with former Arsenal teammate Thierry Henry who currently coaches the team.

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After signing the contract, Fabregas said on Twitter:

‘Wow. I’m honoured to announce that I will be starting an exciting journey with this wonderfully historic Club. @as_monaco will be my home for the next 3.5 years and I cannot wait to start this new challenge.”

The club’s vice President Vadim Vasilyev also said:

‘we are very pleased to welcome to AS Monaco Cesc Fabregas, a world-class player and a great professional, whose arrival demonstrates the ambition of the club. This is obviously a very good technical reinforcement for the team but we are convinced that his experience at the highest level will bring a lot to our players on and off the field”.

See his tweet below: