Cesc Fabregas as the central figure of the Italian league newcomer! Behind the scenes at Como, he’s pulling the strings to bring in legends of the Spanish giants and keep the team among the elite

It was a big drama, but it worked. Como will be one of the newcomers in the Italian Serie A next season. Cesc Fabregas, a former star of world football, is a big part of that. Although he is officially listed as assistant manager, according to Italian media he has a lot of influence at the club and intends to use it in the transfer market.

In the summer of 2022, Cesc Fabregas has decided to say goodbye to big football. He left Monaco for the second Italian league, where he joined Como. He played only 17 games for the team, retired after a year and then embarked on a new career in life.

He initially managed the U-19 team, then became interim coach of the A-team for five games in November 2023 and did more than respectably. Later he stayed with the senior team as assistant to newly appointed coach Osian Roberts.

And not only that. The legend of Spanish football, who collected trophies and proved his qualities at Arsenal, Barcelona or Chelsea, is currently waiting for his coaching license. According to the Italian media, he has a lot of influence behind the scenes at the club.

Moreover, thanks to him, Como are celebrating their promotion to the Italian elite. The club finished second in Serie B, just three points behind first-placed Parma. It returns to Serie A for the first time since 2003. He has 14 seasons in Italy’s top competition and will now add a 15th.

But he doesn’t want to stop there. Como 1907 has wealthy owners, namely brothers Budi and Bambang Harton, who are members of Indonesia’s richest family. From a beautiful city on the Italian-Swiss border with less than 100,000 inhabitants, the whole wants to maintain and stabilize itself among the elite.

Cesc Fabregas is here to help. After all, thanks to what he has achieved in his football career, he has interesting connections and contacts.

Cesc Fabregas is to help bring the legends of the Spanish giants

For Como to stay among the Italian elite for as long as possible, reinforcements will be needed. And the club seems to have two of them already in its sights. The Diario Sport newspaper has come up with the information that Cesc Fabregas will work on the arrival of two great legends of the Spanish giants.

One of them is Pedro Rodríguez, currently a Lazio of Rome player, who is still under contract at the club for one more year. However, he doesn’t have such a vital role in the team anymore and the idea of playing for Como may reportedly be favoured. After all, he is 38 years old. He played with Fabregas at Barcelona.

The other legend, for a change, is Real Madrid star Luka Modric. The Croatian is out of contract after this season and it is not yet known what will happen next. Dinamo Zagreb are interested in his return, but they won’t be the only ones. Even at his age, Modric has the tools to be a key player for most clubs.

That is also why it is expected that just getting Modric will be much harder. Cesc Fabregas will make it all the more challenging. However, he is said to be ready to throw himself into the work to give Como a memorable season in Serie A.

Source: Diario AS, Transfermarkt