Arsenal have given Barcelona until the end of next week to sign Cesc Fábregas.Arsène Wenger is not prepared to countenance any deal for his 24-year-old captain unless he has time to reinvest the fee in a replacement before the transfer window closes on 31 August.
However, Pep Guardiola, the Barcelona head coach, said the club was prepared to "fight to the end" of the window to bring their former player back to Catalonia. He stated that the Arsenal captain was not their main priority with Alexis Sánchez, Udinese's Chilean winger, the current focus.
