Arsene Wenger has insisted he was always confident Cesc Fabregas would stay at Arsenal.
The Spaniard pledged his future to The Gunners this week despite admitting he had held talks with Real Madrid.
Thierry Henry joined Barcelona last month but Wenger maintains there was no danger of Fabregas following him to Spain.
"There was never any question in my mind," he told Sky Sports News.
"I think he has six or seven years left on his contract and I think he has shown many times he is committed to the club."
Kolo Toure is also happy to keep Cesc Fabregas, and warned Arsenal's Premier League rivals that he expects the midfielder to be even stronger this season.
"It is going to be really important for Arsenal because he is one of our best players," said Toure.
"Cesc is improving and I think this season he is going to be much better."
Toure also backed Arsenal's young strikers to fill the void left by Henry.
"It is true that we have lost Titi but we have some good strikers in Emmanuel Adebayor, (Robin) van Persie and Eduardo da Silva," he explained.
"We all have to work together and do something for the club."
Source : www.skysports.com
By Lewis Rutledge - Created on 14 Jul 2007
