( CNN ) -- Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola has said the Spanish and European champions will fight until the end of the transfer window to sign Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas . Guardiola , 40 , is confident the Spain midfielder can improve his squad . The former Barca captain also confirmed the Catalan giants are chasing Udinese forward Alexis Sanchez . `` Barcelona have made an offer , Arsenal another and we have until 31 August to try to reach an agreement , '' Guardiola told a news conference . `` We will fight to the end to try to get Cesc because we believe he will improve the team and the squad . '' Copa America flops : Who is to blame ? Fabregas , a midfielder who was a member of Spain 's 2010 World Cup winning squad , is a product of Barca 's La Masia youth academy , and has been frequently linked with a return to Catalonia . Chilean international Sanchez scored 12 league goals for Udinese last season as Francesco Guidolin 's side qualified for the European Champions League , and Guardiola admitted strengthening Barca 's attack was more important than adding to their midfield ranks . `` Between a midfielder and a forward our priority is a forward , but there 's money for two players . '' But Guardiola denied Barca would only be able to sign one of the two transfer targets . `` According to what Andoni [ Zubizarreta , the club 's technical secretary ] has told me there is enough money to sign both , and that is what we will try to do . '' On Sanchez , 22 , Guardiola added : `` He 's very young , he can play in three positions of attack ... and according to what they have told me he is a very nice guy . '' Barca are currently in the U.S. as part of their preparations for the 2011-12 season and the 21-time Spanish champions begin their league title defense away to Malaga on August 21 .
Rafael Guardiola has said Barcelona will fight to sign Arsenal 's Cesc Fabregas . The Spanish coach also said the European club are signing Alexis Sánchez . Guardiola has been saying the Catalans can afford to sign both players .