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Cesc Fabregas has told Xavi he is "suffering" and is desperate to quit Arsenal, according to the Barcelona midfielder.

The Nou Camp star says he ran into his potential new team-mate during the summer and told Barca's official website: "I spoke to Cesc in Ibiza and he said he was suffering because he wanted to come. It's more like, he did everything he could to come and wants to leave Arsenal - although he made it clear that now everything depends on the selling club."