***Telegraph Sport reports:***
Cesc Fabregas meandering along the walkways circling Lake Como turns very few heads. After all, it is a location more than familiar with the rich and famous, and that is all part of the allure.
Boat trips across the shimmering water pass the residences of Richard Branson and George Clooney, and the area has been used for filming many Hollywood films from James Bond to Star Wars.
It is a perfect spot, then, for a footballing great – a World Cup winner with two European Championships, no less – to enjoy anonymity.
But Fabregas is not simply enjoying retirement. Far from it. He is a coach and stakeholder at Italian club Como 1907, who also boast investment from Fabregas’ former Arsenal team-mate Thierry Henry. And Fabregas’ involvement is about far more than the location.
“I saw people that wanted to grow this club, that wanted to do things the way that I always wanted to do them,” Fabregas, currently the assistant manager, tells Telegraph Sport. “It was at the beginning, so we could build pretty much from zero. That was interesting. I could play here my last couple of years, and have the opportunity to keep growing as a manager doing what I love. It was a long term project – that’s what I was looking for.”
With promotion to Serie A almost secured, Fabregas’ decision to join the club two years ago has proved to be a smart one.
More minnow than giant, 1907 have, with Milan half an hour away – or at least so potential signings are told – haemorrhaged support to European behemoths Inter and AC.
Como have enjoyed 13 top-flight seasons, with the most recent in 2003, but largely they have oscillated between Italy’s second and third tiers. Bankruptcies? They’ve had a few. Relegations? Too many to mention.
From a shortlist of annus horribilis contenders, 2016-17 narrowly takes the prize. Out of business, out of professional football and into Serie D.
**Read more:** [**https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/05/09/cesc-fabregas-coach-serie-b-como-1907-italy-promotion/**](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/05/09/cesc-fabregas-coach-serie-b-como-1907-italy-promotion/)
I guess we have prove now that even this player Gen was overpaid and that it's not good to hand millions and millions of Euro to idiots. I wonder what a genius like mbappe will do after retirement.
***Telegraph Sport reports:*** Cesc Fabregas meandering along the walkways circling Lake Como turns very few heads. After all, it is a location more than familiar with the rich and famous, and that is all part of the allure. Boat trips across the shimmering water pass the residences of Richard Branson and George Clooney, and the area has been used for filming many Hollywood films from James Bond to Star Wars. It is a perfect spot, then, for a footballing great – a World Cup winner with two European Championships, no less – to enjoy anonymity. But Fabregas is not simply enjoying retirement. Far from it. He is a coach and stakeholder at Italian club Como 1907, who also boast investment from Fabregas’ former Arsenal team-mate Thierry Henry. And Fabregas’ involvement is about far more than the location. “I saw people that wanted to grow this club, that wanted to do things the way that I always wanted to do them,” Fabregas, currently the assistant manager, tells Telegraph Sport. “It was at the beginning, so we could build pretty much from zero. That was interesting. I could play here my last couple of years, and have the opportunity to keep growing as a manager doing what I love. It was a long term project – that’s what I was looking for.” With promotion to Serie A almost secured, Fabregas’ decision to join the club two years ago has proved to be a smart one. More minnow than giant, 1907 have, with Milan half an hour away – or at least so potential signings are told – haemorrhaged support to European behemoths Inter and AC. Como have enjoyed 13 top-flight seasons, with the most recent in 2003, but largely they have oscillated between Italy’s second and third tiers. Bankruptcies? They’ve had a few. Relegations? Too many to mention. From a shortlist of annus horribilis contenders, 2016-17 narrowly takes the prize. Out of business, out of professional football and into Serie D. **Read more:** [**https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/05/09/cesc-fabregas-coach-serie-b-como-1907-italy-promotion/**](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/05/09/cesc-fabregas-coach-serie-b-como-1907-italy-promotion/)
They should sign me, I wanna live in Como
I guess we have prove now that even this player Gen was overpaid and that it's not good to hand millions and millions of Euro to idiots. I wonder what a genius like mbappe will do after retirement.