Premier League - City end Eto'o pursuit

Eurosport - Sat, 11 Jul 10:00:00 2009

Manchester City have announced that they will not be signing Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o.

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"Samuel Eto'o is undoubtedly a fine footballer but the circumstances surrounding him were such that the deal could not be completed," City chief executive Garry Cook told the club website.

"We now feel the time is right to pursue other avenues and we have a clear and strategic transfer plan, which we continue to follow."

City manager Mark Hughes confirmed last week that a £22 million bid had been made for the Barcelona striker and had warned the forward that he would not wait all summer for a decision.

Any possible deal had been delayed while the Cameroon international considered his future after also being offered a new two-year contract by the Spanish and European champions.

Eto'o finished last season as Barca's top scorer with 30 league goals in coach Pep Guardiola's first year in charge.

Reuters

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  1. £18 mil for Cruz but they offer £22 for­ Eto'o????
    Does Eto' o have injury concerns?­
    Was he out half the season?
    Who scored in the CL­ final?

    What is going on?
    Eto'o is worth, in­ todays market, £45mil at least.

    SACK HUGHES, HE IS­ USELESS

    From paul g, on Sat 11 Jul 9:24AM

  2. Remember boltj89 in the F1 forum ive got many faces.­ You will find im to clever for you, because its MY game­ dipsh%t:-))))) PR!CK SO COME ON OVER YOU WILL BE OWNED­ ON MY PATCH. REMEMBER NEXT TIME IM A MOVING TARGET­ @#$% FACE

    From , on Sat 11 Jul 9:22AM

  3. Few fair minded people would deny that there is a­ problem with racism in Spanish football. But to suggest­ that as the reason why Eto'o is not paid as much as­ Messi is nonsense. Messi is the better player, pure and­ simple. He has the potential to become one of the all­ time elite players. Eto'o is very, very good.­ Therein lies the answer.

    From cliveoseman, on Sat 11 Jul 9:17AM

  4. boltj89 I beta you a look like a mr lewis a­ hamilton­ asun­ withalots of a Egg onna face

    From , on Sat 11 Jul 9:13AM

  5. You c+ck boltj89. Thought you would come to the F1­ forum. Well I own that and I own you. Im a moving­ target, just far to clever for you. You dipsh%t:-)))))­ c+ck.

    I made a fool of you.

    From , on Sat 11 Jul 9:12AM

  6. elbaovis, how racist is your blog, it seems to me­ someone has a big chip on their shoulder. Your list is­ ridiculous.

    1. the­ greatest footballer of all­ times(Pele) is a black.
    I think Pele is overrated,­ Maradona for me is better, he's not black.
    2.­ the­ greatest tennis player of all times(RF)is half south­­ African(black)
    He's also are white!!!!Muppet!
    3.­ the reigning F1 champion is black
    Next year he'll­ probably be white, who cares?
    4.­ the fastest man on­ this planet -earth is a black.
    If you said that in the­ 1970's he was white (Borsov), in the 1930's he­ was black (Owens) so what?
    5.­ the president of USA is­ a black
    The previous president was white, the next may­ be black, white, Hispanic, who cares?
    6. the chairman­ of the­ Republican Party in USA is a black
    7. the King­ of Pop­ Music is a black
    The other king (Elvis) was­ white, a much bigger star than Jacko.
    8. The greatest­ entertainer of all­ times is a black
    I think you'll­ find Bernard Manning was white!
    9. the King of Reggae­ Music is a­ black
    Of course he is, but the greatest­ rapper is white (Eminem) that's if he is the­ greatest.
    10.the greatest basketballer of all times is­ a­ black.
    Yeh and the greatest swimmer is white, so­ what?
    11.the current world cup holders in rugby is­­ from black africa
    Next it may be England, Australia,­ New Zealand, South Africa who cares?
    12.the greatest­ NFL player of all­ times is a black
    Yeh and the­ greatest cricketer is white (Grace, Bradman etc) who­ cares?
    13.the most dangerous attackers in ­ football­ today (Eto'O and Drogba) are blacks
    Well I'd­ rather have Torres in my team. etc, etc, bla, bla, bla,­ get my point.
    I could go on and on, but you are being­ ridiculously racist with you comments. Get A Life­ elbaovis, and do something good. And by the way is­ 'Oprah Winfrey' the greatest tv host? ? ?

    From , on Sat 11 Jul 9:11AM

  7. my name is james bolt and i'm the true boltj89 and­ i'm not spaniard
    let us check some facts in­ FCbarcelona
    if you see who is in barca the highest­ paid, you'll find most are catalan
    1 messi 9 mil­ euro
    2 valdez and xavi each 7.5 mil
    3 puyol and iniesta­ 6.5 mil
    where are the black players in this list?
    eto­ earn only 6 mil
    its clear that it is all about race
    coz­ eto is not the 1st player to have racism­ problem
    romario rivaldo ronaldo kluivert ronaldinho all­ left barca coz of racism
    its sad that racism is eating­ our best sport like virus

    From James, on Sat 11 Jul 8:59AM

  8. Ayompe n.I never knew that you too were expecting­ Eto'O to join your trophy deserted club called Man­ City.Remember yhat Eto'O is not the money hungry­ Robihno.Eto'O is a football who plays the game not­ for money but one who has the game at heart and thatz­ why when some fools like blotj89 says he is greedy it­ pains me a lot.
    ayompe n,i am sure you are racist­ too.
    Just because Eto'O hasn't made up his mind­ to join that failure of a club with huge capital,you­ now ask why should they even put such sum on his­ head?
    He is worth more than that to whosoever knows­ what he is capable of doing.
    Take clubs like barca from­ grss to grace.He can do the same for City only if you­ stop being foolish and turn to be an ambitious club not­ only to make the transfer market crazy.

    From BRITISH GUY, on Sat 11 Jul 8:58AM

  9. michael jackson i dont know about greatest pop star but­ he was a dirty little paedo

    From geoffrey f, on Sat 11 Jul 8:55AM
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    wright-philips to sign for united to replace ronaldo­ just as talented nice move sir alex

    From Ciaran, on Sat 11 Jul 8:55AM

  11. Well said 'elbaovis' and your point is?

    From Steve, on Sat 11 Jul 8:45AM
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    OM LACKUN FERWURD AY THA WAASP SESAN. NAT BAY LANG NAY.­ GAV AT A CAPUL A WEEKS OND WAY SHAD BAY CAMIN DOON AN­ THA BOSTURDS.

    From Donney, on Sat 11 Jul 8:35AM

  13. SA WATS THA CRECK WATH YEES TADAY? IM FEELAN A BAT­ ANDAR THA WEFAR. A FINK A HOV THA SWINE.

    From Donney, on Sat 11 Jul 8:26AM

  14. To all racists who pretends to be football fans,this is­ for you about the great achievements of blacks.
    1. the­ greatest footballer of all times(Pele) is a black.
    2.­ the greatest tenis player of all times(RF)is half south­ african(black)
    3. the reigning F1 champion is black
    4.­ the fastest man on this planet -earth is a black.
    5.­ the president of USA is a black
    6. the chairman of the­ Republican Party in USA is a black
    7. the King of Pop­ Music is a black
    8. The greatest entertainer of all­ times is a black
    9. the King of Reggae Music is a­ black
    10.the greatest basketballer of all times is a­ black.
    11.the current world cup holders in rugby is­ from black africa
    12.the greatest NFL player of all­ times is a black
    13.the most dangerous attackers in ­ football today (Eto'O and Drogba) are blacks
    14.you­ can hardly find a nationalside football team today­ without blacks involved.
    15.the best golfer today(Tiger­ wood) is a black.
    16.the greatest TV show host(O­ W)today is a black
    17.the best female tenis players­ today in the WTA tour are blacks(William­ sisters)
    18.Mahatma Ghandi was also a black etc
    So the­ more you hate and write foolish comments about them,the­ more they progress and make history.

    From BRITISH GUY, on Sat 11 Jul 8:26AM
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    ALREET BYES A HOV COME AN TAY TACK SAM CARP.

    From Donney, on Sat 11 Jul 8:25AM

  16. Eto is no player why should they spent that kind of­ money to get him he knows at city there is no spaces­ for him just the bench that is why he will not alow the­ deal to go throw

    From ayompe, on Sat 11 Jul 8:10AM

  17. The "circumstances surrounding him" are­ that he doesnt want to play for a dead beat team like­ manchester city in the shadow of man u. Furthermore he­ didnt want to play with a team of players who obviously­ play for the money rather than success.

    From steve, on Sat 11 Jul 8:10AM

  18. I sincerely dont know y eto choose to stay at barca­ ever since... it obvious they dont give @#$% about him,­ they almost ruined his career last season by wanting to­ sell him to a club in Qatar, can u imagine!!! Eto is by­ no doubt 1 of the best striker of his time n presently­ the best in spain.... Common eto move to EPL its the­ right place for u and for sure u wont get racial chants­ n some ignorant fools calling you monkey.....

    From hafisfis, on Sat 11 Jul 8:05AM

  19. Blotj89(the so called real blotj89),you too just like­ the rest of Barca officials and 80 percent of barca­ fans are racist in every thing you say and may also in­ everything you do.How on earth can you compare­ Eto'O and Villa?Is it because he is not a spaniard­ nor a white?Why didn't Henry score the 30 goals­ while playing with xavi,iniesta and alves?It takes only­ a world class and a football genius like Eto'O to­ be this performant for more than four years­ consecutively.
    Eto'O should stay at barca for one­ more year and fustrate their racial and selfish­ intentions towards him so that next year they will­ release free of charge and lose all they thought they­ will make out of him.
    Why didn't they offer him­ five years contract to him as they did to xavi and­ valdes who are one year older and one year younger than­ him respectively.They pretentiuosly offered him just­ two years extention just because of his colour.This is­ the most racial club i have evr seen in my 20 years as­ a football fan.
    Please stop stupifying urselve with­ comments that Eto'O is greedy and give him the­ ernomous respest he deserves.Remember he is the third­ highest goal scorer in barca's history and his­ presence in barca for five years has been characterise­ with barca winning trophies.What happened in barca for­ five years before his arrival?No trophy,no reputation­ and barca was just like a club in Trinida and­ Tobacco.He has brought you people to light and all you­ want to pay him with is your racial comments and lots­ of disrespect.
    I pray Real Madrid wins the domestic­ doubles next year and barca goes home empty handed.

    From BRITISH GUY, on Sat 11 Jul 8:02AM

  20. Etoo will be Man united s next signing... city are­ pulling out of the race cuz man city are a joke and­ Etoo knows it

    From rjam87, on Sat 11 Jul 7:17AM
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