Xavi hopeful Barca can tie up Fab deal soon

XAVI believes Spain team-mate Cesc Fabregas will join him at Barcelona at some point – and hopes a deal can be agreed sooner rather than later for the Arsenal captain to return home to Catalonia.

Xavi and Fabregas are two valuable members of Spain’s squad for the World Cup, but the pair have never played together at club level despite both coming through the youth system at the Nou Camp.

“He (Fabregas) wants to come here and is talking to the club about that,” Xavi said.