La Liga - Ibrahimovic keen on Barca move

Eurosport - Fri, 05 Jun 21:13:00 2009

Internazionale striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic would welcome a move to Barcelona, his agent said following reports the clubs were discussing a deal.

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Inter president Massimo Moratti held a budget meeting with coach Jose Mourinho on Thursday and was later spotted dining with Barca counterpart Joan Laporta at a hotel in the Spanish city.

Sweden's Ibrahimovic, Serie A's top scorer last term, has expressed his frustration at champions Inter and would like a new challenge.

Moratti and Mourinho had previously said they expected their inspirational forward to stay.

"I only know that if the two clubs find an agreement we would not have trouble agreeing with Barcelona," agent Mino Raiola said.

There has also been media speculation about a possible swap deal with European champions Barca involving striker Samuel Eto'o.

If Ibrahimovic were to leave for Spain, it would be another huge blow to Italy's top flight with AC Milan's Kaka on the brink of signing for Real Madrid.

Reuters

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  1. I pity barca mgt should they fail to manage their­ success. It may spell doom
    moreso when the rivalry­ with Madrid is gonna get tougher next season. You­ don't
    change a winning team rather think of­ fortification. Ok!

    From TUNJI NOSIRU, on Wed 10 Jun 12:22AM
  2. I pity barca mgt should they fail to manage their­ success. It may spell doom
    moreso when the rivalry­ with Madrid is gonna get tougher next season. You­ don't
    change a winning team rather think of­ fortification. Ok!

    From TUNJI NOSIRU, on Wed 10 Jun 12:20AM
  3. Let Eto'o go. If the decision has to do with good­ business sense and not racism, let him go. If it has to­ do with racism, I believe he should go sooner. No one­ would feel safe where they were not wanted. I support­ Barca- the football team players- but I do not­ understand the management, Pep included. I think­ Eto'o should just go to another team. There is­ nothing better to prove at Barca. In both CL finals he­ has played, he has scored decisive goals. Someone once­ said "Fools build houses, wise men live in­ them".

    From Wellington, on Tue 9 Jun 7:40PM
  4. For the last time, there is no proof that Guardiola is­ a racist. According the Henry (black, non-Catalan), it­ was Guardiola that convinced him to stay last summer.­ Back to the topic, I don't think Ibrahimovic as a­ person would fit in at Barca. From what I have read and­ quotes from Ibrahimovic himself, I think he's a bit­ full of himself. Barca is a family, everybody grew up­ together. A stuck-up person isnt going to fit in well.

    From elson l, on Mon 8 Jun 3:00PM
  5. If Ibrahimovic and Kaka leave serie A, Italian football­ will be a wasteland. The best player in Serie A will be­ John Arne Riise. Ancelotti and Capello go to England,­ Maldini retires, the only two world class players leave­ to Spain.
    That leaves Spain and England as the top two­ leagues and then the rest are nowhere!

    From James D, on Sun 7 Jun 10:34PM
  6. i feel sorry about it but they look like family, what­ happend?
    is guardiola racist????
    small message to eto­ and tore
    if u r not comfortable there come to milan we­ respect ya and love ya

    From angel.milan27, on Sun 7 Jun 5:42PM
  7. From playing days record at Barca, I certainly know­ that Guardiola is a racist. Now he wants to replace Eto­ with Ibra and Yaya Toure with Mascherano.
    All d same, d­ ibrah deal is good for d wise one, MOURINHO

    From Aidee, on Sun 7 Jun 9:04AM
  8. "getachew44 " is a hateful Madridista scumbag­ . Just ignore him . Barça 6-2 Real Madrid . Barça : La­ Liga,the Copa and CL champions . Real Madrid : nothing­ . NADA !!

    From Tim, on Sun 7 Jun 12:26AM
  9. getashit44,
    go n ask any ex Barca players that u­ mentioned if ever any one of them going to say bad­ thing about Barca..? NO..! the only words that­ they'll say is only praises.. Maradona, Rivaldo,­ Ronaldo, Romario, Ronaldinho, Kluivert (i wonder why u­ didnt mention his name.. he's history wouldnt suit­ your made-up story eh..?). Ronaldinho backing up Barca­ to win at Rome before final kick-off, Rivaldo even­ favour Messi to win the fifa player of the year ahead­ of man u Ronaldo..

    n about your catalan mother, she­ was nailed by madridista thats why she's racist n­ just becoz your catalan mother is racist dont accused­ every single catalan is racist too.. idiot..!

    From carlamms, on Sat 6 Jun 11:05PM
  10. wtf invalid comment???????????????????

    From Fazreen A, on Sat 6 Jun 10:44PM
  11. i'm italian and i love barca after milan but what­ getachew44 said make me confuse.
    he made good point­ there
    i totaly support him
    its a real shock to me that­ barca are racist

    From angel.milan27, on Sat 6 Jun 10:12PM
  12. Eto is a great player and he must stay with­ Barca...........He is not just a great player but part­ of our Barcelonian family! Pls keep him!

    From marilacson, on Sat 6 Jun 8:39PM
  13. 3 small questions
    if you answer ALL of them, you are­ right, if you don't i'm right
    1 why guardiola­ said i don't want eto from the 1st day?
    2 yes­ laporta ask to extend the contract.....but refuse to­ pay him 8 million just like xavi henry and­ messi....why?
    3 zlatan gets the highest salary in­ football, 12 million....so he will be paid 12 even­ barca....why ibra can get 12 while eto can't get­ 8?
    SAY IT LOUDER ITS RACE
    be fair answer all the­ question and prove i'm wrong

    From getachew44, on Sat 6 Jun 5:43PM
  14. when i say barca are racist, i don't talk with my­ @ss, don't get me wrong, i have said my mum is­ catalan
    let us check deep in the history of the club­ and you'll trust me
    look! what i will write is­ based on facts
    i will start from 80s till this day
    1st­ maradona, how he left barca?
    he was injured for long­ time then when he come back and play the final of the­ cup in 84 unfortunatly barca lost to athletic and poor­ maradona was forced to leave
    2nd laudrop one of the­ best among the dream team of barca, how he­ left?
    laudrop and guardiola play in same possition at­ that time, the club decide to sale laudrop and was sold­ to real madrid, but later on everyone forget how he­ help the team and was named as traitor
    3rd romario, he­ was brilliant, he scored 37 in last season with barca­ but he was sold at the end of the day because he had­ problem with guardiola(was player at that time)
    4th­ rivaldo, this guy is a true professional, barca refuse­ to pay him as same as guardiola, but he remain in the­ club for 7 years finaly was sold to ac milan
    5th eto,­ after what he did to help the club, they refuse to add­ his salary, imagine drenth and hainzi are paid in real­ madrid just like eto in barca
    there are alot of players­ i haven't talk about but i have menssion only 5 big­ names so people can see the fact clearly without any­ consequences
    the question is why there is no any­ catalan in the same situation do you think all catalan­ players are better than this 5 players?
    trust me its­ RACISM!!!!

    From getachew44, on Sat 6 Jun 4:50PM
  15. 3 small questions
    if you answer ALL of them, you are­ right, if you don't i'm right
    1 why guardiola­ said i don't want eto from the 1st day?
    2 yes­ laporta ask to extend the contract.....but refuse to­ pay him 8 million just like xavi henry and­ messi....why?
    3 zlatan gets the highest salary in­ football, 12 million....so he will be paid 12 even­ barca....why ibra can get 12 while eto can't get­ 8?
    SAY IT LOUDER ITS RACE
    be fair answer all the­ question and prove i'm wrong

    From getachew44, on Sat 6 Jun 3:49PM
  16. i can't count many strikers better than eto in the­ world now. he scores unimaginable goals, like the one­ he score in the cl finals. he is loyal and devoted to­ the club, he paired greatly with ronaldinho and now he­ is working greatly with messi and henry.
    barca will­ never find a striker like him if the sell him , and the­ will go down, even with messi there, bcos no one to­ finish his good work.

    From ihuoma, on Sat 6 Jun 3:43PM
  17. sorry fcbarca can make anyone play the football they­ want too
    every player in barca have their role to do­ just watch n keep mouth close

    From Nelson, on Sat 6 Jun 3:26PM
  18. ndorby,well said!!!
    this white muppet fan is just­ totally scared that we might put in 12 goals at their­ turf next season...

    From eevernc, on Sat 6 Jun 3:25PM
  19. its not that eto'o doesnt get a contract­ extension,laporta offered him but he doesnt want to­ sign...goddamnit!!!and stop about the racial thing u­ white muppet...ur own fans made monkey noises when­ marcelo and drenthe played....that is racial...now u­ tell me,if it is racist problem,why did koeman and all­ succeed at barca???cruyff and all???why is messi still­ here???they should've offloaded him for 200m­ pound,u said it urself...he's not a­ catalan...rivaldo,ronaldo and romario moved on to­ another club...barca wanted to keep ronaldo but inter­ offered high amount of money(at that time)...romario­ was almost old that time,dude...if they're­ racist,that 2 wouldnt even be in the legendary­ team...barca's legendary team included them...and­ ronaldinho...plus barca wasnt run by laporta at that­ time...and the coach was not catalan...louis van­ gaal,johan cruyff,rijkaard...racist???go ask eto'o­ himself,why he doesnt want to sign the contract­ extension...we want to keep him...and getas**t44,why­ during the league u nvr mention this s**t???when barca­ won treble and this happen only u say it???totally­ bulls**t,made up stories...

    From eevernc, on Sat 6 Jun 3:22PM
  20. im a royal fan for barca if u luv barca u better luv­ the squad u better luv all the player that wearing­ barca uniform. we just fan but we are not coach if pep­ said that
    he would be need ibrahim let it be his know­ what he is doing. i do like etoo but ilike
    ibrahim­ too. ibrahim couldnt scored with manu cause he didnt­ has perfect teammate
    in inter but im sure in barca­ ibrahim will shock any team who face barca. im­ confident
    in barca decision only pep know whos good­ for the team so if u luv barca luv all the players.im­ sure that ibrahim is fit for barca all those who­ critism this decision
    i know why. they are not barca­ fan n they fear of ibrahim putting more nightmare on­ them.zlatan dont listen to rubbish we who are real fan­ of barca we need u

    From Nelson, on Sat 6 Jun 3:11PM
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