Xavi remains confident Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas will join him at Barcelona.
Xavi, a member of Spain's victorious World Cup squad alongside Fabregas, is confident a deal will be reached to take the former Barcelona trainee back to the Nou Camp - be it this summer or next.
"We know where Cesc wants to be this coming season, but perhaps there is not enough time for Barcelona and Arsenal to agree a deal," Xavi told the Daily Express.
"Arsenal need to understand they are only delaying the inevitable. If we don't manage to get his signature this season then Arsenal only really have him on loan for a year - because there is nothing they can do to stop him joining next summer.
"I haven't given up on him joining us this season but, if he doesn't, it won't be more than a year before he is back home.
"His people will have a whole season to sort out the deal between the two clubs and it will happen at the very latest next summer."
Xavi claims Fabregas told his international team-mates he was keen on joining Barcelona while on World Cup duty.
"We were all with him for five weeks in South Africa and we know he wants to be at Barcelona, he made it very clear," Xavi added.
"But he will under no circumstances do anything that will upset the Arsenal fans. And that's probably why we are going to have to wait for him for another year."
Barcelona midfielder Xavi believes Arsenal are merely delaying the inevitable by preventing Cesc Fabregas from joining the Spanish champions.
Fabregas was the subject of a £29million approach by the Catalan club prior to the World Cup but the Gunners are reluctant to part with their prize asset, who has five years left on his current contract.
Arsenal appeared to gain the upper hand in the protracted saga when Barca coach Pep Guardiola conceded on Monday that the north London club would have the final say on the 23-year-old's future.
Signing on: Cesc Fabregas is pictured autographing a Barcelona shirt in Spain
But Xavi, a member of Spain's victorious World Cup squad alongside Fabregas, is confident a deal will be reached to take the former Barcelona trainee back to the Nou Camp - be it this summer or next.
'We know where Cesc wants to be this coming season, but perhaps there is not enough time for Barcelona and Arsenal to agree a deal,' Xavi told the Daily Express.
'Arsenal need to understand they are only delaying the inevitable. If we don't manage to get his signature this season then Arsenal only really have him on loan for a year - because there is nothing they can do to stop him joining next summer.
Midfield maestros: Fabregas (left) and Xavi celebrate Spain's World Cup win
'I haven't given up on him joining us this season but, if he doesn't, it won't be more than a year before he is back home.
'His people will have a whole season to sort out the deal between the two clubs and it will happen at the very latest next summer.'
Xavi claims Fabregas told his international team-mates he was keen on joining Barcelona while on World Cup duty.
Taking it easy: Fabregas is relaxing in Ibiza following his World Cup adventure
'We were all with him for five weeks in South Africa and we know he wants to be at Barcelona, he made it very clear,' Xavi added.
'But he will under no circumstances do anything that will upset the Arsenal fans. And that's probably why we are going to have to wait for him for another year.'
Big Club bully smaller club.... shame !
cesc is in arsenal. arsenal 'owns' him. wenger doesn't want to sell. period
whatever barca is trying to do now is futile. they are only disgracing themselves.
yeah... shame on them...
hopefully they meet in CL and arsenal kick them out.... ya ya papaya...
Xavi gonna 31 soon
y tok so much
skeali u 32 kena sold away or released
haha...
Skeali they will trade Xavi + Cash for Cesc
I think Barca players like Xavi are going overboard. Nothing has been confirm yet talk like some bigshot. No diff from soccer hooligans
very wrong approach to get cesc. if they keep quiet and talk nicely to arsenal, i believe they stand a chance of getting cesc this season, but all this screaming and shouting for cesc to come destroyed their chance.
Arsenal already reported Fed-Up with Barca....
should report them to UEFA
Originally posted by Just_do_it_lah:Big Club bully smaller club.... shame !
arsenal is not that smaller of a club plus they bully other smaller clubs too, making it seem like their academy is the best in the world but really they're just poaching all the good youngsters from all over....
actually arsenal is the one that bully barca first by poaching fabregas and merida from them
lol... you got the point....
Originally posted by The man who was death:arsenal is not that smaller of a club plus they bully other smaller clubs too, making it seem like their academy is the best in the world but really they're just poaching all the good youngsters from all over....
actually arsenal is the one that bully barca first by poaching fabregas and merida from them
but.. Barca compared to Arsenal... Barca is still BIGGER... am i right ?
that's makes Arsenal a smaller club..... lol
Originally posted by Just_do_it_lah:Arsenal already reported Fed-Up with Barca....
should report them to UEFA
UEFA would side who? that France bastard would definitely support a non english side
many barca players all got attitude.
hope they lose la liga this season to RM. highly possible with mourinho at the helm.
or maybe they go bust.
There are 2 things I find rather strange from the pictures above...
And the first is, why is Fabregas signing on a Barcelona shirt so willingly? Shouldn't he politely decline such a thing knowing it could hurt the Arsenal fans feeling?
Signing on: Cesc Fabregas is pictured autographing a Barcelona shirt in Spain
And the second is... Normally when we see a young footballers having a holiday at the beach during the close season, it's usually with a hot babe in bikini... Why is Fab hanging out with another dude... and he seems to be having a tantrum moment somemore... lol.
Taking it easy: Fabregas is relaxing in Ibiza following his World Cup adventure
the worst thing that happen was when Spain won the WC.
suddenly, their egos hits the skies and they felt that they can make comments without any respect to clubs/teams.
maybe a bit abstract, but no one can denied what happen when Fab was punked with the barca shirt.