Barcelona sports chief Txiki Begiristain insists they - not Victor Valdes - will decide when to open new contract talks with the goalkeeper.

Valdes's new agent, Gines Carvajal, has been pressuring Barca about opening negotiations, but Begiristain warned: "I haven't spoken to Carvajal, I didn't even know he was his agent.

"I repeat, we'll call him when we decide it's the right time."