David Villa remains confident Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas will eventually join him at Barcelona.

Barca failed to price the midfielder away from Arsenal in the summer.

But Villa told the Guardian: "Cesc really is a great player and a great person. He was born here and raised here. Barcelona will always be in his heart so I guess at one time or another he will want to play here."

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