Lionel Messi is convinced Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas will join him at Barcelona.

Cesc, 22, continues to be linked with a return to Catalonia, with former youth team pal and world player of the year Messi believing it is his destiny.

He said: "Cesc has a place for Arsenal in his heart, but he has Barcelona in his blood.

"He will want to win the biggest prizes in football, and I expect him to do that at Barcelona.

"I don't exactly know when that will be, but I expect him to be my Barcelona team-mate again at some point."