Why Fabregas Leaving Arsenal Will Not Benefit Any Party Involved

Arsenal fans had a sigh of relief when Pep Guardiola conceded defeat in luring Cesc Fabregas back to Barcelona earlier this week. However, the Catalan giants did not rule out a possibility of coming back for the Spanish ace next summer.

"Cesc will not come," Guardiola is quoted in the Observer. "I believe it will not be possible this season.

"He is an important player for Arsenal and they have already sold Kolo and Adebayor. He is a very interesting footballer, but now he will play another year in England," added Guardiola.

Csec Fabregas is a great footballer, one of the best in the Premiership. Moreover, he is still young. So why the possible transfer of Fabregas to Barcelona will not benefit the parties involved—Arsenal, Barcelona, and the player himself?

While Arsenal's direct domestic rivals might be happy about a weakened Arsenal side without their talisman, but believe it or not, Arsenal can cope without Fabregas.

Andrey Arshavin, Samir Nasri, and Tomas Rosicky are all capable of playing in his position. Replacing Fabregas with any of the current players mentioned is totally different from Manchester United replacing Cristiano Ronaldo's void with Antonio Valencia.

Obviously selling Fabregas will not make Arsenal stronger, but it may not weaken Arsenal like many think.

Taking a look from the buyer's perspective, is this possible deal good for both Fabregas and Barcelona?

A great footballer signing for one of the best clubs in the world, if not the best—how can it possibly not benefit both the player and his new club?

While the midfield trio of Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, and Cesc Fabregas might seem like a dream come true for any team in the world, who is going to do the "dirty job" Yaya Toure currently does in Barcelona? Xavi?

Here are some of the possible outcomes if Cesc Fabregas transfers to Barca:

1) Luckily for Cesc, either Xavi and/or Iniesta gets injured. Cesc slots into the starting line-up immediately.

2) Sacrifice Yaya Toure as suggested earlier because he is not as good as Cesc on paper. You know what happens next.

3) The trio takes turns warming the bench.

4) Tactical change, like 4-5-1 maybe—with Cesc, Xavi, and Yaya in the middle and Iniesta and Messi on the flanks. Zlatan Ibrahimovic up front alone of course, forget about Thierry Henry and Bojan Krkic.

5) Xavi drops back and develop himself into a Pirlo+Gattuso-like player or Alonso+Mascherano-like player and thus, becoming the best defensive midfielder in the world.

Barcelona were previously linked with a move to sign Javier Mascherano from Liverpool. Many fans claimed that Barcelona don't need a player "who can only defend". Fans would definitely prefer Fabregas over Mascherano.

I was shocked really but happy at the same time. As a Liverpool fan, I can't imagine Liverpool without the tough Argentine skipper.

The fans fancy their Academy product over someone that would make Barcelona a "perfect" team, a stable team that would work as a unit rather than a star-studded team with star players playing in the same role.

I'll end this with a piece of advice to Barcelona, sign Cesc Fabregas at your own risk. I would like to emphasis again that signing Fabregas wouldn't harm Barcelona or any other team, but would he benefit Barcelona considering the player's pricey price tag as well?