AFP/Lluis Geneview photoBARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - Barcelona's Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o is set to stay with the Catalan club amid a dearth of offers for the star, sports daily AS reported on Thursday.
"They have received no offers," reported the paper, a comment which would be music to the ears of Barca chairman Joan Laporta, who wants the 28-year-old to stay for the rest of his career.
AS added that wage demands of some ten million euros a year were frightening top clubs off Eto'o.
Last week Laporta said that "we're trying to find a way in which he can stay" after talks between the player's agent, Josep Maria Mesalles, and Barca?s director of football Txiki Begiristain.
Eto'o bagged 30 goals in La Liga last season and also hit the opener in the Champions League final win over Manchester United but his current contract only runs for another year.
That has sparked interest from big-spending English Premier League club Manchester City, French side Lyon and Italy's Inter Milan.
City's initial interest has waned with the club landing Paraguayan forward Roque Santa Cruz from Blackburn.
Spanish media have tipped Valencia's David Villa, Atletico Madrid's Diego Forlan and Inter's Zlatan Ibrahimovic as possible replacements for Eto'o if he should leave.
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getachew u can get the fk out of barca articles
It's better to stay! Visca el Barca!!!
why perez?
plz perez buy eto.
F U FCB
Hats off to Samuel! One of the greatest players to ever grace Barcelona. Barcelona are better off with him. But Man City should've grabbed him. I have qualms about Santa's abilities. Eto'o would have readily eased into EPL!
pity he's a @#$%
i think barce should stuck with eto he is a good player,simple is that!
this is great Barcelona need Eto'o he's one of the best player's on the team and a big of them as well.
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