Chelsea Calling! Cesc Fabregas reveals Premier League return plan

Cesc Fabregas might be on his way back to the Premier League as the Como manager admits that a return to English football is firmly in his future plans.

The former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder’s managerial stock continues to rise at Como, having guided the Italian outfit to the brink of European qualification. Top clubs have monitored this progress and are willing to have Fabregas on board for a new project.

Fabregas has been able to transform Como from Serie B strugglers to European contenders in Serie A, but remains open about his desire to eventually return to the top flight of English football.

“The Premier League is the best league in the world,” Fabregas told Telegraph Sport. “I’ve always been very, very clear about it. I felt it as a player, I feel it as a coach, as a fan. But [Jose] Mourinho told me one day when I was at Chelsea: ‘I still have 30 years to work.’ So I could be here [Como] for 10 years, and you can still go to the Premier League in 12, 15 years.

“Football is so unpredictable, it changes in one second. One day, you are the best. The day after, you are the worst. So let’s enjoy the moment. I like to enjoy the moment. It’s beautiful what we are living here. Let’s see what the future holds.”

Cesc Fabregasduring the Serie A match between Como 1907 and Napoli. (Photo by sportinfoto/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images)

Fabregas who enjoyed successful spell as a player, was also guided by the likes of Arsene Wenger and Antonio Conte.

Despite famously keping a “little black book” of tactical notes during his playing days, Fabregas is now trusting his own instincts as he establishes himself as one of Europe’s most promising young managers.

He added: “I started the book when I was at Arsenal. Not when I was 16, but maybe when I was 22 or 23, before going to Barcelona, and then I just kept adding to it during my career. I referred back to it at the beginning [of being a coach] because everything was new. But now, with my experience, every time I’m more confident about what I do. The biggest chapters are probably about Arsene, because everything was new, and Conte, because, for me, he was a big shock. Everything was different.”

Wenger, together with Thierry Henry and David Dein, former Arsenal co-owner and vice-chairman, were in the stands to see Como’s historic victory over Juventus last October. “It was amazing because I speak to Arsene,” Fabregas says. “He sends me messages after games, even when we lose or when we win after good performances. He gives me a lot of courage.”

Fabregas during the interview added that he would rather walk away from the game than compromise on the technical principles that defined his illustrious playing career.

“I coach the way that I feel. I love the game. If I coach only to get results, I will not do it. I don’t have the necessity to do it. I played for 20 years, my kids, my wife, they have a great life. Thank God that I played for great clubs, and I don’t know how to say but I don’t need to do it. I do it because of the passion and because I want to do it my way. You can win in any way, as long as you convince the players and you convince everyone that this is the right way. But I have my beliefs. If you want to play long ball, second ball, I’m sorry I’m not your guy, because I don’t feel it. So I will not be able to transmit the fire,” Fabregas explained.