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.

Mercurial Superfly V black Fabregas has played only sporadically under new Blues manager Antonio Conte this season and has been heavily linked with a possible move to Europa League holders Sevilla in January.

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16.3 Primemesh black Sampaoli told a press conference, reported in the Spanish media: “I know he’s an important player, but I’m not thinking about him.

X 16.1 purechao black “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.

MercurialX Proximo II “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.”