The Spanish giants have been courting the World Cup winner for some time, and Guardiola has revealed that the Gunners have put the midfielder "on the market".
"It is scary the amount of games we have to play," said Guardiola.
"Last year we were interested in Cesc but Arsenal didn't place him on the market. This year they have agreed to negotiate and that's what we're doing.
"Market prices are what they are but we [hope] in the end that everything will be sorted out. There is some money in a box [set aside] for this player and we will try until the last day to bring Cesc because he will make our squad better."
However, Guardiola was keen to state that any deal is far from complete, and it would not change Fabregas's level of commitment at Arsenal while he was still under contract.
"But I'm the first to understand that sometimes things can't happen," Guardiola added.
"I think Cesc has to do what Arsenal ask him. I wouldn't like it if a player from this institution stood up and said: 'I am not going to train any more because I want to leave'.
"When he is fit, Wenger will play him. He has spoken to his coach and his club and if he has the possibility to leave, he would like to come to Barca.
"If they don't sell him to us, like last year, they don't sell him. But as he is on the market, we negotiate."
Some reports had suggested that if Fabregas were to make the move to Barca, one of the stars of the Under 21 European Championships, Thiago Alacantra, would be departing Camp Nou.
Guardiola, however, says that this is not the case, with the youngster recently penning a four-year extension to his contract, which includes a £79 million release clause.
"One doesn't have anything to do with the other," Guardiola continued.
"Thiago has endless personality. He is a very daring boy with a lot of talent, but he has a lot of [first-team] competition.
"He has a very big future and we will try to give him the minutes [he needs] for his potential to explode. Now he is worth a lot of money."
1 comments:
Ok so they didnt need him when he was a little boy with his dream to play for barcelona, but now when hes grand, barca wants him back? Priceless barcelona, as always.
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