“This year Arsenal has agreed to negotiate and we are working on it,” Guardiola said.
“Barcelona has made an offer, Arsenal another and we have time until August 31 and we’ll try to reach an agreement,” added Guardiola.
“There is a sum of money in the strong box set aside for this signing but if it doesn’t work out it will be kept in the box for something else.
“We will fight to the end to try to get Cesc because we believe he will improve the team and the squad”.
Barca are also going to plan on selling striker Bojan Krkic to Roma, who have hired former Barca B coach Luis Enrique for the coming season, Zubizarreta added.
“As we understand it we are in the final stages of the negotiations to sign Sanchez and an agreement will happen very soon,” former Barca and Spain goalkeeper Zubizarreta said.
“But I would have said the same thing this time last week. As in a good film, it seems sometimes the end takes a little longer,” he added.