{"id":1333,"date":"2011-07-13T13:50:32","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T11:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.footballticketsbarcelona.com\/fc-barcelona-news\/?p=1333"},"modified":"2026-10-19T10:19:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T08:19:20","slug":"pep-guardiola-has-admitted-the-champions-are-finding-it-hard-to-complete-deals-for-new-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballticketsbarcelona.com\/fc-barcelona-news\/pep-guardiola-has-admitted-the-champions-are-finding-it-hard-to-complete-deals-for-new-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola has admitted the champions are finding it hard to complete deals for new players."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Barca <\/strong>has tried three times to re-sign <strong>Cesc Fabregas<\/strong> from <strong>Arsenal,<\/strong> and their attempts at Alexis Sanchez are also becoming a drawn-out affair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pep Guardiola <\/strong>said on <strong>Catalunya<\/strong> Radio: &#8220;Now the situation about moves for reinforcements is very complicated, but I&#8217;m hopeful it will become clear in the next few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m always optimistic.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The addition of these two players would be excellent news for FC Barcelona. 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