Chelsea midfielder, Cesc Fabregas completes switch to Monaco and will wear Jersey 44

Chelsea midfielder, Cesc Fabregas has completed his move to Ligue 1 strugglers Monaco, in a deal that will run till 2022. 



Fabregas put pen to paper on a three-and-a-half-year deal at the Stade Louis II after passing a medical earlier in the day, as he teams up with former Arsenal teammate Thierry Henry who currently coaches the team. 



After signing the contract, Fabregas said on Twitter:'Wow. I’m honoured to announce that I will be starting an exciting journey with this wonderfully historic Club. @as_monaco will be my home for the next 3.5 years and I cannot wait to start this new challenge.”

The club’s vice President Vadim Vasilyev also said: 'we are very pleased to welcome to AS Monaco Cesc Fabregas, a world-class player and a great professional, whose arrival demonstrates the ambition of the club. This is obviously a very good technical reinforcement for the team but we are convinced that his experience at the highest level will bring a lot to our players on and off the field”.