Written by Mark Brus on Thursday, June 17, 2010

Lionel Messi is the latest member of the Barcelona team to be calling for the signing of Cesc Fabregas.

The Arsenal captain has been linked with a return to his former club all summer, and Messi believes his former team-mate wants to leave the Gunners.

The Argentine star admits it would be a dream to play with Fabregas after their days in the Barca youth team together.

He said: "I would like to play with Cesc again because I know him like [Gerard] Pique from the youth team. We shared many things at that moment, when we coincided in Barca's youth team, and I know what he can give on the pitch.

"It would be special to be reunited with Cesc in the same team, in the same way that it happened with Pique when he returned from his spell at Manchester United."

Messi added that he is in touch with Fabregas, and believes the Arsenal midfielder is keen to play with him again.

"We're in contact. We speak and sometimes we send each other messages. He wants to come to Barcelona and we're all waiting to see what will happen. I hope he ends up coming and that we can play together again.

"Nobody imagined that one day we could all be together in Barcelona's first team, especially when Cesc and Pique left. For us to be together again would be special, a lovely situation for those of us that were there back then."