Source: SKY_Sports
Barca make Cesc admission
Barcelona's sporting director Txiki Beguiristain admits the European champions could bid for Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas if the price is right.
Fabregas, who left Barcelona for Arsenal six years ago, has regularly been linked with a return to Camp Nou, along with his old club's arch rivals Real Madrid.
AC Milan have also recently been linked with a £30million bid, prompting Gunners chairman Peter Hill-Wood to insist the midfielder is not for sale.
However, Beguiristain has suggested Barca are prepared to test Arsenal's resolve to keep Fabregas providing the Spain international's price tag is not too high.
"It depends on how much we want to spend," said Beguiristain in Marca. "If we spend a lot of money, it is possible (to bid for Fabregas).
"We do not know how much it will be yet. We have not asked Arsenal.
"If the amount is too high, we will not try."
Beguiristain, however, does not intend to spend for spending's sake following the mindboggling sums coughed up by Real over the summer.
"We find it difficult to improve what we have and that is the reality," he said.
"Improving a team that has won a treble is difficult, and trying to improve dramatically can get you into trouble.
"Any new player must be compatible with the plans of the coach. Here the views of Pep Guardiola are critical."
One possible target for Barca is Shakhtar Donetsk's Dmytro Chygrynskiy, and Beguiristain did not deny he was on the club's radar.
"I don't want to dismiss any of the players we like and will help us improve," he said. "There are several options."
