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title: "Fabregas must take pay-cut to stay at Chelsea"
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published: "2018-11-01T16:27:13Z"
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# Fabregas must take pay-cut to stay at Chelsea

Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas would have to take a pay check to stay at Chelsea, according to the [Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/cesc-fabregas-must-take-a-huge-pay-cut-to-stay-at-chelsea-a3977626.html).

Fabregas is out of contract at the end of the season with Chelsea, and his future at Stamford Bridge is currently uncertain.

No talks over a new contract have taken place, with no progress set to be made over a new deal until after the new year.

However, to stay at Chelsea, Fabregas would have to take a huge pay cut to justify a new deal.

Fabregas is on over £160,000 a week at the Blues, and is one of the highest earners at the club, despite not starting a Premier League game for the Blues this season.

![Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1055780000.jpg)

Speaking after the win over Derby in the Carabao Cup, in which Fabregas scored the winner, the Spaniard said:

> I still believe in myself a lot and think I can add so much to this team.

> Let’s see what happens but I am happy here.

> In life, not just football, timing is the most important thing. You don’t have to rush decisions, you don’t have to talk before things happen. At the moment I am playing once a week.

> But we will see when the time comes that the Europa League ends for two months and there is a break in the EFL Cup \[before the semi-finals should Chelsea get there\]. Then there will only be games in the Premier League \[for a few weeks\].

The Blues will face Bournemouth in the Quarter Finals of the Carabao cup, who dispatched Norwich 2-1 in the round of 16.