The Spain international is on the verge of joining of the Ligue 1 side, and said farewell to his home fans in Saturday's win over Nottingham Forest
Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas bid a tearful farewell to the Stamford Bridge crowd on Saturday as he closes in on a move to Monaco.
The 31-year-old started against Nottingham Forest in an FA Cup third-round tie, wearing the captain's armband for the Blues.
Fabregas had the perfect opportunity to sign off with a goal, but he saw a 30th-minute penalty saved by Forest goalkeeper Luke Steele.
Nevertheless, Alvaro Morata scored a brace to give Chelsea an advantage heading into the game's closing stages .
With Chelsea up 2-0 late in the game, Fabregas was given a chance to say farewell to the Blues faithful as he was subbed off by manager Maurizio Sarri.
Fabregas embraced team-mate David Luiz before taking his time exiting the pitch, applauding the Stamford Bridge crowd.
The Spaniard was seen holding back tears as he made his way to the bench for the last five minutes of Chelsea's victory.
The emotion Fabregas displayed seemed to confirm his impending move to Monaco, which Goal reported was nearing on Tuesday.
Fabregas saw his playing time diminish this season, as Sarri prefers to use Jorginho, N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic ahead of the Spaniard in his system.
After moving from Barcelona in 2014, Fabregas has spent four and a half seasons with the Blues, winning two league titles, one FA Cup and one League Cup.
He will join a Monaco side managed by his former Arsenal team-mate Thierry Henry. The principality side is in the midst of a difficult season, sitting second from bottom in Ligue 1.
SINGAM23
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Thank you Fabulous Fabregas. you did Fantastic job and all your great commitment were simply Fantabulous.
LIVING-TRIBUNAL
116
FABREGAS, you will be missed, shame Monaco would now have the assistants that our strikers should be getting
Gabrieljackson
98
one of the best modern midfielder of this Era thank you cesc fabregas. goodluck on your next adventure at Monaco
Talent94
94
oh Mr Fab I miss you fabregas after Fabregas left us today see me 👇👇👇
Nesaiknruy_Legend
78
Can't lie, I was about to be brought to tears by his farewell. Even though it was short, Fabregas has been a true blue, has always give his all and has been integral to our success under Conte. Won't forget Cesc and his contributions to our club. A class servant to the club in his time, I wish him the best in his future career and hope he succeeds and shows his class elsewhere. Thank you for everything Cesc, a true blue....
Agene Igbo
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it pain's but I keep remembering him on his penalty miss