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Samuel Eto'o will tonight lead the line for Barcelona, but his future at the club is far from certain after president Joan Laporta flew into London yesterday seeking to find a
buyer for the prolific Cameroon striker.
Sources in Spain claim that Manchester City are to be sounded out as Eto’o has
only one year remaining on his contract. It is understood that other clubs will also be asked if they are interested.
Asked if Laporta would meet with Tottenham, a Spanish source claimed: ‘He will meet first with Manchester City, but will also listen to any club ready to pay a good fee.’
Eto’o, 28, would fetch around £30million in the summer and could be the sort of high profile player City want.
Chelsea are another prospective buyer.
From The Times
Barcelona held talks with Manchester City yesterday about the transfer of Samuel Eto’o.
On the eve of his team’s Champions League semi-final, first leg with Chelsea, Joan Laporta, the Barcelona president, met Garry Cook, the Manchester City executive chairman, in London to discuss a deal for the striker. The Spanish club have also offered Eto’o, who could command a fee of up to £15 million, to Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
City remain keen on signing another superstar to play alongside Robinho after their unsuccessful attempt to buy Kaká for a world-record £103 million from AC Milan in January. Barcelona’s position has been weakened by Eto’o, 28, stalling on the offer of a new four-year contract, which means that he could leave on a free transfer when his present deal expires in 14 months.
Tottenham balked at meeting Eto’o’s wages of £100,000 a week last summer, but City’s ultra-ambitious owners demonstrated their seemingly limitless pockets by offering Kaká £500,000 a week.
Eto’o, who has scored 32 goals in 42 appearances this term, is an integral part of a three-pronged attack, with Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry, that has scored more league goals between them than the entire Chelsea squad — 66 as opposed to 56.
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Obviously after the Ronaldinho and Kaka bids im taking everything with a pinch of salt. If we did sign him i think he would be a brilliant buy, he is one of my favourite strikers in Europe and i thin he would fit into our style and formation and do very well in the EPL.
Does anyone think he will leave Barce ? could Chelsea go for him?(rumours have it Anelka might leave )
Samuel Eto'o will tonight lead the line for Barcelona, but his future at the club is far from certain after president Joan Laporta flew into London yesterday seeking to find a
buyer for the prolific Cameroon striker.
Sources in Spain claim that Manchester City are to be sounded out as Eto’o has
only one year remaining on his contract. It is understood that other clubs will also be asked if they are interested.
Asked if Laporta would meet with Tottenham, a Spanish source claimed: ‘He will meet first with Manchester City, but will also listen to any club ready to pay a good fee.’
Eto’o, 28, would fetch around £30million in the summer and could be the sort of high profile player City want.
Chelsea are another prospective buyer.
From The Times
Barcelona held talks with Manchester City yesterday about the transfer of Samuel Eto’o.
On the eve of his team’s Champions League semi-final, first leg with Chelsea, Joan Laporta, the Barcelona president, met Garry Cook, the Manchester City executive chairman, in London to discuss a deal for the striker. The Spanish club have also offered Eto’o, who could command a fee of up to £15 million, to Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
City remain keen on signing another superstar to play alongside Robinho after their unsuccessful attempt to buy Kaká for a world-record £103 million from AC Milan in January. Barcelona’s position has been weakened by Eto’o, 28, stalling on the offer of a new four-year contract, which means that he could leave on a free transfer when his present deal expires in 14 months.
Tottenham balked at meeting Eto’o’s wages of £100,000 a week last summer, but City’s ultra-ambitious owners demonstrated their seemingly limitless pockets by offering Kaká £500,000 a week.
Eto’o, who has scored 32 goals in 42 appearances this term, is an integral part of a three-pronged attack, with Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry, that has scored more league goals between them than the entire Chelsea squad — 66 as opposed to 56.
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Obviously after the Ronaldinho and Kaka bids im taking everything with a pinch of salt. If we did sign him i think he would be a brilliant buy, he is one of my favourite strikers in Europe and i thin he would fit into our style and formation and do very well in the EPL.
Does anyone think he will leave Barce ? could Chelsea go for him?(rumours have it Anelka might leave )
