It's naive to think Cesc wanted to leave, to say the least. Of course he won't say that publicly. He had every reason to lie. Do you also think that Alexis wanted to leave? The guy was begging to be acknowledged here and just kept repeating how he wants to stay. He just had his absolute best season for the club and gained recognition even among fans who were criticizing him in the past. But all of a sudden "he believed his time at Barca was over, he had done as much as he could and that he wanted a change in scenery"? Right. Same with Fabregas. All he had been saying since he first got back to Barcelona is how he wants to stay for the long term and plans to retire here if the club wants him. He pretty much had to say it all over and over again since he was bombarded with the same question by the press all the time. He was desperate to be a part of this again. Neither of them ever gave the slightest impression of wanting to leave, not for a second, quite the contrary. It must be a coincidence that they both changed their minds completely as soon as Enrique was appointed coach. Suddenly Fabregas feels like he has, I quote, "unfinished business in the PL". It's clear as day that Lucho didn't want them here and they were told that. Maybe in fact they did want to leave... after they were told their services are no longer wanted. Surely to some that counts as wanting to leave.