La Liga - Laporta: Eto'o can go for right price

Eurosport - Wed, 03 Jun 19:36:00 2009

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has left the door open for the departure of Samuel Eto'o, saying that the future of the Cameroon striker at the Spanish champions would depend on the transfer market.

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"The football market is very dynamic and maybe there could be a surprise because he is a player who is very much in demand," he said.

Eto'o, the top scorer for Barcelona in the league this season with 30 goals, is under contract with the Catalan side until 2010 and "it would be great if he finished his career at Barcelona," he added.

The 28-year-old (pictured with Laporta) has reportedly sparked interest from Premier League club Manchester City and French side Lyon and Italian side Internazionale.

Catalan radio RAC1 reported that Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has told Eto'o that he will not be counting on him next year.

But it is unlikely that Barcelona will let him go unless they sign a replacement for the striker.

Spanish media have tipped Valencia's David Villa, Atletico Milan's Diego Forlan and Inter's Zlatan Ibrahimovic as possible replacements for Eto'o.

AFP

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  1. furk u pep guardiola...eto o should stay at barca

    From Lawal, on Tue 16 Jun 8:24AM

  2. What a surprise.I believe Eto needs to leave Barca so­ that foolish coach so called Guardiola will see himself­ leaving the club in just 3 months after the start of­ the next season.I think if Eto'o was a white he­ would not be in this situation.He is a world class­ player and no one can dispute that.He has done all for­ Barca but struggle all through his years there to sign­ contract.I have been a fan for Barca for a long time­ but think I am out already.Which Eto'o can get a­ place in Real so he could be able to meet with this­ man.Eto'o can you consider moving to Liverpool.I­ have no doubt with his performance and believe a good­ coach like Mourhino and others with no racism in them­ can sign him up.

    From Asongsang, on Sun 14 Jun 4:21PM

  3. hahaha
    lutslutz...go f*ck yourself with etoo who scord­ 30 goals but mist 300

    From mugeb, on Sun 14 Jun 10:06AM

  4. WE WANT E'TOO BUT WITH MACHARANNO THE ARGENTINE­ BOTH IN LIVERPOOL. OK?
    Al Kwame, London,

    From Albert, on Sat 13 Jun 5:35PM

  5. SAMUEL,PLEASE CAN YOU GIVE A TRY TO REAL MADRID?IF NOT­ TO LIVERPOOL?UP THERE,THERE IS A GOD WHO LOVES­ JUSTICE.HE WILL PROOVE GUADIOLA WRONG.HE WANT TO GIVE­ YOUR POSITION TO HENRY.THIS IS THE SIMPLE TRUTH,IF NOT­ ASK HIM BEFOR YOU LEAVE.BARCA WILL BE DOOMED IF YOU­ LEAVE.

    From G.G, on Sat 13 Jun 4:10PM

  6. pep has not biuld any team lets see if he can build one­ by lettin all rijkards plyers to leave.he is not a­ coach he is just fortunatee to have used rijkards tea­ to win the treble.i think barca will sack him just afte­ 3months.he has no achievements of his own.he is a­ racist

    From lifongotande, on Mon 8 Jun 9:27AM

  7. pep guardiola is a racist and should be punished by­ uefa.he has no respect for players epecially blacks.i­ think eto should go to real madrid and play against­ guardiola this season.

    From lifongotande, on Mon 8 Jun 9:21AM

  8. I hope Eto'o stay with Barca!!! Eto'o is better­ than Ibrahimovic! Visca el Barca!!!

    From damnsoldja, on Sun 7 Jun 9:08PM

  9. I hate the way people out here are defending this by­ saying that he just has 1 year left on his contract and­ it's wise to help him now.

    Is it really­ oh-so-difficult for them to renew his contract?­

    I'm a Liverpool supporter and I'm still­ completely shocked by all this.

    From Dhritiman, on Sun 7 Jun 5:14PM

  10. Is this man mad!?

    You know what Eto'o's­ record­ is? 108 goals in 145 appearances for­ Barcelona.

    And­ you want Forlan instead?!!!!!

    Offer­ him a million­ euros per week if you have to, but you­ must must MUST­ keep him!

    I can't believe these­ are the sort of­ idiots running a football club.

    From Dhritiman, on Sun 7 Jun 5:04PM

  11. Eto was a major factor in this championship....how can­ we let him go!.....No,No..... Eto Stay!

    From marilacson, on Sat 6 Jun 1:42PM

  12. My barcelona fan samuel eto has won so many things in­ spain with barcelona,so he should just go out there to­ try his luck with another club in another league,i just­ wish my camerounian man the best of luck in all his­ endeavour 4rom diamond.

    From rogofure, on Sat 6 Jun 2:27AM

  13. Barca doesn't respect Eto'o and cameroonian. We­ ve a very difficult match against Morocco on Sunday­ then later against Gabon. It is not appropriate time to­ tell a key player líke Eto'o to leave the club. He­ needs total concentration for these games. Before­ Eto'o became a barca player, he was a cameroonian.­ And after leaving barca, he'll still be a barca a­ cameroonian. We cameroonians a very proud, respectful­ and honorable folks desopite the political situation in­ our country. Guadiola dont treate our stay like a­ dog.... he makes the whole nation to forget their­ problems. Even my great grand mother is Eto'os fan.­ Be fair to this guy. He's not a slave. He has done­ alot 4 the club. So let him do something 4 his nation.­ He will leave if u want him to but please the timing is­ very poor. Why didn't u tell him to leave b4 the­ finals against manchester. If he didnt score the first­ goal against manU, u (guadiola )would ve been morning­ ur @#$%..... dont forget the first 15 mins in Rome....­ Is was clearly manchester on the victory street until­ eto'o turn the page. The bible say"the stone­ that the builders rejected shall become the head corner­ stone" Go get 12 mio man Zlatan.... i wish u luck!­ i wonder how much u wanna pay him

    From Lionel, on Fri 5 Jun 11:32PM

  14. etoo has proven he is better than zlatan, kaka, messi,­ xavi. iniesta, saviola, drogba, benzema, ribery,­ ronaldo, name any, and tell me how many goals they have­ scored compared to etoo. etoo has a great work rate,­ never tires out, allways running to cover. what does­ the racist guardiola want? racist spanish white trash.

    From lutslutz, on Fri 5 Jun 4:50PM

  15. stupid guardiola

    From lutslutz, on Fri 5 Jun 4:48PM

  16. foolish guardiola

    From lutslutz, on Fri 5 Jun 4:47PM

  17. useless guardiola

    From lutslutz, on Fri 5 Jun 4:47PM

  18. of course guardio and spain are racist. they never want­ a african to lead their attack line. certainly they­ will keep toure, abidal, and other blacks at the back­ to do the dirty defending.

    From lutslutz, on Fri 5 Jun 4:47PM

  19. without etoos first goal in the champions leaque, mayb­ manchester could have beating barca. why barca do you­ treat a great player like trash?

    From lutslutz, on Fri 5 Jun 4:45PM

  20. i am seek and tired of guardioo constantly belittling­ etoo. etoo deserves some respect from barca

    From lutslutz, on Fri 5 Jun 4:44PM
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