Premier League - City make huge Eto'o offer

Eurosport - Mon, 29 Jun 06:51:00 2009

Samuel Eto'o could be on his way to Manchester City after Barcelona president Joan Laporta revealed the Premier League club had made the striker a "stratospheric offer".

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Speculation has been rife about where Eto'o will be next season as, with his contract set to expire next summer, Barca were keen to either tie him to a new deal or cash in on the Cameroon striker.

Reports suggest the Catalan giants have accepted a 30 million euro bid from City and Laporta believes the temptation of a mega salary would prove too much for Eto'o.

"Eto'o has a stratospheric offer from City, which would convert him into the best paid player in the world," he told Catalan radio station iCat FM. "It's starting to become clear that he has this monster offer. He wants to stay but an offer like this is very difficult to refuse. If Eto'o accepts this stratospheric offer we will have to bring in someone."

Eto'o contributed 36 goals last season as Barca claimed an unprecedented Primera Division, Copa del Rey and Champions League treble.

Should the 28-year-old leave the Nou Camp, Barca would likely step up their efforts to land Spain and Valencia striker David Villa.

PA Sport

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    Arab-city is going mad - and what will they win???­ nothing!! because it's MU all the way, as ALWAYS­ haha!

    From Mirek P, on Sun 28 Jun 10:19PM
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    Man City are destroying football with giant offers

    From shandu_93, on Sun 28 Jun 10:18PM

  3. ETO'O WILL BE AWESOME IN THE PREM

    From tom.banks7, on Sun 28 Jun 10:14PM
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    AHVE GOT A STATTAR TAE DONNEY MIN THOTS WHY THORS THE­ MCCANNMCCANN HING. MICHAELS DAIN EIS SMOOTH CRIMINAL­ JOBBIE ON MOONWALKIR . . . EEEK . . . AOOOOOW

    From JEEMS, on Sun 28 Jun 10:07PM

  5. stupid, these crazy "money insanity" is­ terrible for football!

    From Mirek P, on Sun 28 Jun 10:05PM
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    Every pound you put in your car tax to the west profit­ to the east.

    From heldersmelder, on Sun 28 Jun 10:05PM
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    arabCity, not man city ;D

    From omer, on Sun 28 Jun 10:05PM
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    DACTAR DACTAR A FINK A HO HO HOV A STA STA STA STATTAR.

    From Donney, on Sun 28 Jun 9:59PM
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    ALREET JEEMS MECANN A HOPE YAR WEL BYE.

    From Donney, on Sun 28 Jun 9:58PM

  10. ETo, Santa and tevez Jo ect maybe city should start a­ second team in the low leagues half of the players in­ the city squad wont play , I was scornfull of city but­ I think they have the money to buy up anything, half of­ Lopndon an NYC is owned by Arab Oil Money the EPL is­ the next big thing if you made 1000 million a day i­ guess you would do the same.

    From heldersmelder, on Sun 28 Jun 9:55PM
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    AH WONDIR AF JACKSINS DOCTIR WIZ CAWED DOCTIR SHIPMIN

    From JEEMS, on Sun 28 Jun 9:41PM
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    bjkk

    From peni, on Sun 28 Jun 9:41PM
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    AH SAYS IR NANE O YIS WATCHIN MOONWALKIR, ATS FANNAY AS­ FECK. AHVE JIST SEEN AH WABBIT RIDIN A MOTERCYCIL

    From JEEMS, on Sun 28 Jun 9:38PM

  14. I think it will be santa who gets less playing time if­ wtoo moves to city. etoo is centre forward same is­ santa. tevez is a right sided forward or 2nd­ striker.

    best paid player in world he'd be? after­ what ronaldo is getting? he's the type of player­ that would love that title though. always found him­ more arrogant than a football lover.

    From yip, on Sun 28 Jun 9:32PM

  15. A fool and his money . . . . . are soon parted!

    From OldRedDevil1962, on Sun 28 Jun 9:24PM

  16. janettebrown68 u r sad this is a football page this is­ not 4 a ps3 ............do1 ....................

    From billiebdj, on Sun 28 Jun 9:18PM

  17. Im not Maggie Thatch kid I would employ u, new labour­ isnt that a bit of a sell out though?

    From heldersmelder, on Sun 28 Jun 8:41PM

  18. We are all slags a heap of cast of people fuled by the­ furnice of hope ie football teams, buy your shirts buy­ your whatevere your all part of the system preordained,­ nothin unusuall about the money men buying power

    From heldersmelder, on Sun 28 Jun 8:39PM

  19. I would have said slag ... but that's a four-letter­ word!

    From Brian, on Sun 28 Jun 8:25PM

  20. Got loads of charchoal dude just take that n run, if­ you supperman then crush the carbon dont reflect on­ your team mate lol,

    From heldersmelder, on Sun 28 Jun 8:21PM
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