Sevilla
boss Jorge Sampaoli admits any coach would love to have Cesc Fabregas at his
disposal but insists he is not thinking about trying to bring the Chelsea
playmaker back to Spain.
Fabregas has played only sporadically under new Blues manager Antonio Conte
this season and has been heavily linked with a possible move to the Europa
League champions in January.
He has made just four Premier League appearances under the former Italy
coach with just one start - in a 3-0 defeat to former club Arsenal in
September - and has failed to make the squad at all in the last three games.
However, Sampaoli - who has made an impressive start since taking charge of
the Andalusian side in the summer - has played down that speculation and
says the 29-year-old former Barcelona midfielder is not a target.
He told a press conference, reported in the Spanish media: "I know he's an
important player, but I'm not thinking about him.
"He's very intelligent and it's clear he's a player any coach would love to
have. But it hasn't crossed my mind that he could be here.
"We're linked with players day in, day out. We value the squad that we have
here highly and I'm not thinking about any more than that."
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