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Lionel Messi sure Cesc Fábregas will leave Arsenal for Barcelona



Posted Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by theguardian.com

Lionel Messi sure Cesc Fábregas will leave Arsenal for Barcelona
Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his first goal in Barcelona's 4-1 win against Arsenal at Camp Nou.

Lionel Messi has stated his belief that Cesc Fábregas will eventually leave Arsenal and return to Barcelona. Messi and Fábregas grew up together at Barça's much renowned La Masía academy, prior to the Spain midfielder joining Arsène Wenger's team in September 2003.

"Cesc has a place for Arsenal in his heart but he has Barcelona in his blood," Messi told the Daily Express. "He will want to win the biggest prizes in football and I expect him to do that at Barcelona.

"I don't know exactly when that will be but I expect him to be my Barcelona team-mate again at some point. When you group up at a club, it is more than just a club. The players, the people in the club will be like family."

That is a bond which Messi, the current Fifa world player of the year, feels and, as such, he has no desire to leave the club. There would be no reason to either, given Barcelona's recent success – they won the treble last season – and excellent form this campaign, which currently sees the club top of La Liga and in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Messi has been integral to that success – the 22-year-old has scored 40 goals already this season, including all four in Barcelona's recent 4-1 victory over Arsenal at Camp Nou – and he believes this Barça side can go on to become legends.

"What we did last year was special but to go down as the best ever we need to keep doing it and I believe we can," he said. "I don't believe we will be remembered for just what we won but how we won it. I hope people enjoy watching us and I hope people in 50 years will talk about how this team played the game."

Messi also reckons his other team, Argentina, can be successful at this summer's World Cup. "Argentina have amazing players and I believe we can do it [win the tournament]," he said. "As in any major international tournament, you need a little bit of luck and we need to show we have a big heart."



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