It's not that bad Cesc. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images
Invitations have gone out this week for a reunion of the Arsenal class of 2010-11. Dress code? Tear-stained red and white tops. Duration? About three quarters of the scheduled time, with proceedings beginning in mightily impressive fashion before flopping in the closing stages. Venue? Manchester, of course. Gaël Clichy, Samir Nasri and Robin van Persie are already in situ and Cesc Fábregas could be about to join them.
How long Fábregas would last at the reunion is not known, as it seems reunions tend to turn sour for the player: who is currently fuming on the Barcelona bench as Tito Vilonova refuses to share Fábregas's vision of his destiny. Although the midfielder inssited this week that he remains happy at Camp Nou, a previous declaration of discontent has got Manchester United thinking that they could lure him to Old Trafford. Mind you, Milan and, more ominously, Paris Saint-German are also interested.
Sir Alex Ferguson is also said to be preparing to try to persuade the Glazers to stump up the fee and wages that it would require to bringCristiano Ronaldo back to United. After that he might blow up a fleet of hot air balloons, seen as how he seems intent on wasting his breath. PSG are also interested but Silvio Berlusconi is preparing to trump them all: the Italian joker has reportedly agreed a €470m deal to sell his Villa Certosa private estate – whose amenities include an amphitheatre, a submarine dock and a remote control waterfall – in order to raise the funds to secure Ronaldo, whose private estate includes mirrors, mirrors and more mirrors.
One player whon Ferguson may have a better chance of signing isMarouane Fellaini, who has let it be known – and then issued a half-hearted Twitter climbdown – that his Everton days could well be numbered and thereby aroused the interest of United, Chelsea and Real Madrid.
Atlético Madrid are trying to pin Adrián López down to a new contract in order to fend off renewed interest from Arsenal and Spurs in January, or at least drive his price up. The 24-year-old forward is unsure whether to sign, which suggests his wages have not yet been driven up enough.
And Spurs continue their attempt to find a club willing to borrowJermaine Jenas, with Leeds the latest to come a-browsing.
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