Robin Van Persie Sends Heartfelt Message to Ex Teammate Cesc Fabregas

• Robin Van Persie has paid tribute to the retiring Cesc Fabregas
• The two footballers enjoyed much success together at Arsenal
• Fabregas retires after a successful career in England and Europe

Robin Van Persie has shared a lovely message for his former Arsenal teammate, Cesc Fabregas, who recently announced his retirement from football.

The Spaniard retires at 36 following a splendid career where he won two Premier League titles with Chelsea, a La Liga with Barcelona, and an FA Cup with Arsenal. Fabregas recently played for Monaco and Como.

Fabregas lifted the World Cup and two European Championships (2008, 2012) with Spain. He played 110 times for his country between 2006 and 2016.

The midfielder and Van Persie joined Arsenal around the same time in the early 2000s but left a few years later after a lack of success under Arsene Wenger.

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Both players went on to achieve great success in their next stops.

He was part of the Barcelona team that tore Europe apart, while Van Persie delivered Sir Alex Ferguson his last Premier League title in 2013. His former teammate, Lionel Messi also paid Fabregas tribute per Sports Brief.

Van Persie's message to Fabregas

The former Arsenal striker took to Instagram to laud his former teammate after an excellent career.

"What a career, what a player. It was a joy to have played alongside you during your first steps in professional football. Always a step ahead [of] the rest and a fantastic person as well! Congrats on an amazing career and I wish you all the best with your next chapter as a manager," RVP stated.

Fabregas made 303 appearances for the Gunners, scoring 57 goals and providing 95 assists. Van Persie played 278 times for the Gunners, bagging 132 goals while also adding 58 assists.

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The midfielder announced his retirement by posting a three-and-a-half-minute video on Twitter.

Fabregas Messi's story at Barcelona

Sports Brief earlier reported on Fabregas revealing an interesting story about his former Barcelona teammate, Messi, who 'made him look like a fool' in training once.

The two veterans were teammates at La Blaugrana's renowned La Masia Academy and later played together for three seasons when Fabregas returned to the Catalans.