Barcelona are desperate to sign Cesc Fabregas. Rosell hopes to be able to meet with Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger, who is covering the World Cup for French TV, and persuade him to sanction the 23-year old's move back to the Nou Camp, according to the Mirror.

Arsenal have already turned down a £30 million pound bid from the Catalans, and insisted that the Spanish player, who they plucked from obscurity at 16, would not be for sale.

Recent quotes from Cesc Fabregas have also indicated that he may not be as enthusiastic about a move to the Nou Camp as before, especially with the La Liga giants apparently suffering from financial woes and requiring financial loans to cover salaries for the upcoming season.

But Rosell is also desperate to seal the deal for Barcelona- when Joan Laporta had handed over the reigns of the Spanish giants it was widely assumed that Fabregas was certain to leave Arsenal - a failure would be an inauspicious start to his regime.

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Barcelona general manager Joan Oliver has called for patience in his club's pursuit of Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.

Fabregas has been a long-time target of the Catalan giants and they finally appear to be closing in on a player who left their youth team ranks for the Gunners seven years ago.

The 23-year-old midfielder is reported to have told Arsene Wenger of his desire to return to his boyhood club, but the Arsenal manager is believed to be reluctant to part company with his prized asset.

Meanwhile, Barcelona officials like Oliver and club president Joan Laporta continue to express their interest in the Spain international, who could cost them around £40million.

"This'll be a long process," Oliver said on the club's official website. "The player is under contract with another club.

"What he wants and what we want isn't enough - there's Arsenal.

"We understand that he is a very important player for them."

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Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is "100 per cent" confident he will be fit to play for Spain at the World Cup.

The 22-year-old midfielder has been out of action since suffering a cracked bone in his fibula during the Champions League quarter-final first leg clash against Barcelona on 31 March and will not feature again for the Gunners this season.

Fabregas is set to visit a specialist in London next week, with the player expecting to then step up his rehabilitation work ahead of Spain's opening match in South Africa, against Switzerland at Durban on June 16.

Writing his captain's notes in the Arsenal match programme for the Barclays Premier League game against Manchester City, Fabregas said: "I am back in Spain at the moment, but will return to London for a specialist appointment and routine scan in the next few days.

"I will be at the last [Arsenal] game of the season, of course, because all the players will go on a lap of the pitch to thank the fans for their support again this season.

"After that, I will return to Spain for the rest of my rehabilitation, then get ready for the World Cup.

"In my mind, it is 100 per cent that I will be over my injury in time for the World Cup."

Captain Cesc Fabregas believes that Premier League rivals are under more pressure to deliver trophies than his Arsenal side.

The Spanish midfielder, who played as Arsenal let slip a two goal lead at West Ham United on Sunday, claims that big spending rivals are under greater scrutiny from their owners to achieve instant success.

Fabregas said: "Of course we are under pressure to win the title because Arsenal is a big club and expectations are always high.

"But the other challengers have spent huge amounts of money in recent years to build their squads and perhaps they are the ones who are under the most pressure because of this investment."

The midfielder insisted that the club has a "long-term vision for the future," but revealed that the young side should be capable of competing for the title this season.

"Nothing is ever impossible," he added.

"We are not the favourites this season, but we truly believe we can we can fight for the championship. This team is maturing and growing in confidence all the time."

Gunners captain Fabregas, 22, is on Barcelona’s hit-list for NEXT summer after Spanish media yesterday reported a £30m deal has already been struck.

Arsenal have furiously denied any such agreement has been struck or that they have even had any contact with the Spanish giants, but two major players at Barcelona are both working hard to make the deal happen.

Current president Joan Laporta, who is entering his final year in charge, is desperate to deliver former Barcelona teenager Fabregas before he quits.

Part of the reason that Laporta wants to get an agreement with Fabregas is to stop his sworn enemy Sandro Rosell taking charge at Barcelona.

Prospective candidate Rosell is also trying to strike an agreement with Fabregas who would be the cornerstone of his election campaign.

But Rosell also pledged to deliver David Beckham five years ago - and failed miserably which suggests that the latest claims should be considered as electioneering and not promises.

Spanish media even claimed that Fabregas has been texting contacts at Barcelona to encourage them to continue their pursuit.

But Fabregas has been left annoyed by media speculation this summer linking him with a move away and has already pledged his future to Arsenal.

The latest round of speculation will again leave Fabregas and his advisers annoyed, especially as he has been keeping a low profile in the media so as not to encourage any more stories about his future.

There have been reports linking Cesc Fabregas with a transfer to Barcelona after the Catalan club publicly admitted their desire to have the 22-year-old back in their ranks.

But the player's father, Francesc Fabregas, has now guaranteed the Spain international is fully committed to the Gunners.

"Honestly, I think this signing by Barca will not be produced," he told COM Radio.

"Evidently, the football world is crazy and you never know, but today I think Cesc will stay at Arsenal. He is super committed to Arsenal and he is really eager to do things there.

"If the day comes [when Cesc moves to Barcelona] then it will come, but as a professional and out of respect for Arsenal, where he has always been very well treated, he cannot say anything about these rumours."

Andrey Arshavin was all smiles after Arsenal won the Emirates Cup, and has showered praise on his club captain, Cesc Fabregas.

"Cesc and I now understand each other better," said Arshavin, speaking to Russian newspaper Sport Express.

"To play with him is very cool.

"The main thing is that this [Emirates Cup] must not be our last trophy this year."

The 28-year-old then reflected on the performance put out during the tournament, and on the team spirit that exists within the Gunners' squadron.

"The atmosphere in the team is very good," he said.

"In general I was very pleased with the tournament.

"I liked that we went to the stadium at midday and there was plenty of time to talk closely. There was a lot of fun together and we don't get the same chance at the training ground."

Having emerged victorious in the Emirates Cup, Arsenal will now play host to Valencia on August 8.

Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood insists there is "absolutely no chance" captain Cesc Fabregas will leave the Emirates Stadium this summer.

The 22-year-old is under contract with the Gunners until 2014 but his future has once again been the subject of much speculation this close-season, with AC Milan having emerged as the latest big-name club to target the Spain midfielder.

However, Hill-Wood does not expect Fabregas to be following Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure out of the north London club's exit door, saying: "There is absolutely no chance of us selling Cesc and all this talk is just fabrication."

He added: "This sort of thing crops up from time to time and it is something we are perfectly used to. Cesc is happy at Arsenal, as far as I am aware."