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By James Matthey<\/h3>\n

25 Jun 2011 08:42:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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David Villa, Spain (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Barcelona<\/a> striker David Villa<\/a> has backed his club’s pursuit of potential signings Cesc Fabregas<\/a> and Alexis Sanchez<\/a>.

The Camp Nou oufit saw a<\/a> \u20ac30 million (\u00a326.7m) bid turned down for the Arsenal captain<\/a> earlier this week and are currently in a battle with Manchester City over Udinese’s Chilean superstar<\/a> but are still hopeful that they can recruit both men before the start of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n

And Villa, who joined the club last summer, feels that the pair would improve the team to a great extent.<\/p>\n

He told Barcelona’s official website: “They are two very good players at both an individual and collective level, and it would be a big injection of quality for our side.”<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old also admitted that he would like to play alongside Valencia’s Juan Mata in Barcelona, having done so at the Mestalla before his move to the European champions.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old winger is being tracked by a number of clubs in England, with Liverpool thought to be the player’s most likely destination<\/a>, but Villa would like to see his former team-mate at Camp Nou.<\/p>\n

He said: “Imagine what it would mean for me personally, Mata is like a brother. I love him very much.<\/p>\n

“To have him back around me would be like a dream.<\/p>\n

“He is a great person and a great player.”<\/p>\n

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