Barcelona are confident of prising Cesc Fabregas away from Arsenal.

The Sunday Mirror says Barca believe they have a strategy in place to ensure Cesc joins them this summer in a £60million deal.

Sources inside the Nou Camp are confident that Cesc will turn his back on Arsenal and complete a nostalgic return to his first football home.

While European ­champions Barcelona deny that any ­contract is in place between the parties, they have ­budgeted for the deal. This includes a £60m transfer purse, a five-year ­contract for the player worth a staggering £160,000 a week, a £9m ­signing-on fee, and image rights and bonuses that could see the midfielder's earnings rise past the £200,000-per-week mark.

A highly placed source at Barcelona told the Sunday Mirror: "It's no ­longer a question of if but when ­Fabregas comes home.

"Arsenal are in no position to compete with the ­package on offer, although the ­desire of the player to come back far ­outweighs the financial rewards involved."