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Will he, won’t he? FC Barcelona and Udinese have reportedly struck a deal for Alexis Sanchez.
Barça has had Sanchez in their sites for the past few months, and manager Pep Guardiola has reportedly urged club president Sandro Rosell to pay the Italian team whatever it wants for the Chilean midfielder.
Footballpress.net reports Barcelona will make an official announcement today.
If the Sanchez deal is true, Barcelona will have accomplished half of its acquisition goals for the season. Nou Camp is still pending an agreement wtih Arsenal for Cesc Fabregas.
Update
The Telegraph reports Barcelona and Sachez will complete a 26 million euro (approx. $51 million) deal this week.
Update 2
Barcelona newspaper El Mundo Deportivo reports that Udinese backed away from negotiations Wednesday after Chelsea increased its bid for Alexis Sanchez.
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