Eurosport - Tue, 30 Jun 08:59:00 2009
Samuel Eto'o's agent has hinted the striker is leaning towards staying with Barcelona, rather than joining Manchester City.
City are thought to have lodged a £25 million bid for the Cameroon international with Barca president Joan Laporta claiming a "stratospheric offer" had been made.
Reports have suggested the 28-year-old stands to become the highest-paid player in the world if he moves to Eastlands, with a figure of £250,000-a-week wages quoted by some newspapers.
Catalan sporting dailies Sport and Mundo Deportivo said Eto'o, whose contract with Barca ends in 2010, is demanding a "transfer bonus" of 15 million euros, something the Spanish club will not accept.
But Eto'o's representative has said, as things stand, his client will not move elsewhere this summer and instead remain at the Camp Nou.
Josep Maria Mesalles told ONA FM: "If there is not a 180-degree turnaround then he will stay with Barcelona."
Barca are believed to want to cash in on Eto'o before his current deal expires at the end of next season, when he would be able to leave on a Bosman free transfer.
Eto'o is thought to be upset by this stance, feeling he is being forced out of the club, and he could decide to stay in a bid to derail the club's plans.
Some reports are claiming that the former Real Madrid and Mallorca striker is demanding a £15m signing-on bonus to join City.
The three-times African Player of the Year was instrumental in Barca's unprecedented Liga, Copa Del Rey and Champions League treble last season, finding the back of the net 36 times.
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getachew44,
Barcelona looked good against United because they had an off day. Barca lost to Chelsea in the semis and had been beaten the last three times by English clubs. Real lost 5-0 to Liverpool. Spanish teams are a bit feeble compared to English power. Spain has pretty women players but England has big strong athletes.
Man City will be in the Champions league next year...and they will win!
The likes of man city, real madrid, chelsea and man united are destroying the game; 250K per week is particularly odious!
FIFA must act NOW!
@ varnavas_p, you don't make sense, on one hand you say you are a Barca fan, and on the other hand you say you are a madrid fan. Which one are you. What is your excuse for being so stubit, at least I have and excuse, I have mental problems, and sometimes I say things that I should not be saying, but why are you so stubit. Anyways, don't hate Barcelona just because they are better team than madrid, and have better players, and are the first team to win the treble.
@ James D, you are an idiot, man city the future and not Barcelona? what are you smoking? how abou this, wait till, man city ever wins a premierSHIT or a champions league or has players 1/4 as good a Barca, than you come and talk to me.
dnt beg man city will never be at the level of barca & madid mancity arent even in next year champions league letalone in the ueafa cup plus ribery is gonna be a madid player if not then he will stay in germany but ull get tevez
varnavas_p,
eto'o should leave. There are only 2 clubs in Spain and one of those is going to go bankrupt quite soon when it gets knocked out of the Champions league in the 2nd round for the sixth year running despite paying 200mil euros over the summer.
any wa y i have good time laughing with kids
i have to go by
see you getachew44
but plz leave barca alone
we are not racist
its pep and laporta only
varnavas_p,
"getachew44 you said your father is from madrid and your mum from cataluya
are you trying to say that something about madrid and barca in real life?"
He is saying that Barcelona is the whore of Real Madrid!
Is he nuts!? Man City are the future not Barcelona. He should be biting off his arm to join them and accept whatever salary they offer. City will buy Tevez and Ribery soon too!
@ Nick #138. Let me tell you something. I love Eto'o, and I want him to stay in Barcelona. But let me ask you something. How do you thing will Messi (the best player in the world) feel if Eto'o earns more than him, and how will other players feel when see Eto'o earning that much money. Messi is going to be unsettled, and ask for more money, which Messi should deserve the most money, because he is the best. And let me ask you how would Iniesta and Xavi feel if Eto'o earns way more than them, when in fact, Iniesta and Xavi, give to Barcelona the same as Eto'o gives, if not, more. So think before you speak. I here speak the truth. I might have mental problems, but I still could give good opinions once in a while. Barcelona are not madrid or man city, who only care to get fame and money, because that is what man city and madrid are doning, because if they cared to win trophies and entertain the fans like Barcelona does, than madrid would go buy players like Ribery, Messi, Iniest, or Xavi, players who give a lot to the team, players who actually play good and are not selfish, not players like ronaldo and kaka, who only care about making money. Also, if it was not for Barca, Eto'o would not be the Eto'o he was today, he would not be the 3 times African Player of the year. He would not be this good, because of players like Xavi, Iniesta, Ronaldinho, Messi, Deco, Henry, and the rest, helping him and giving him a lot of assists. I guess Eto'o is realy smart, he is learning a lot from ronaldo and kaka, he is demanding a lot of money, and also the fact, that Eto'o, now is demanding 15m euros from Barca in order to move to man city. Now tell me why is that? Because he is hungry for money, now that Barca made him to who he is not, he does not care about Barcelona. And for your information, it was PEP who convinced Eto'o to stay last season, if he did not want Eto'o, Eto'o would be sold. Also, why aren't any other teams bidding
plz perez little mercy
let villa for us
don't buy all the players we want to buy
plz eto stay we can't face the new madrid without you
plz tore stay
barca is ours not for laporta or co
we in barca are not jeoleose
we are just hoping we could survive against the new galacticos
gimmy break
is it me barca fan or you ?
i from barca and i know my team.
and getachew44 don't say you're barca fan
you are just some metal sick like our racist couch and president
Who in there right mind would want to play for mark hughes he will be the first puppet to be sacked and then maybe city will get someone half decent at least instead of second rate idiots
getachew44 geta life
i just hope kaka and ronaldo gets injuries
coz they can cause us danger
i think barca fans get crazy
@ varnavas_p, #135, good job, you got it off your chest. Now we know why you make all these false comments about Barcelona and Laporta and PEP, is because you are jelous of how the black people have played so good against your real madrid team. Don't hate the players, hate the game.
getachew44!!!!!!! you are really mad, why point a finger or blame Eto....Why is Baco not renewing his contract and give him an improved salary...They want to cash on him...is like they are done using him and just dumping him in a thrash bag. If they really want to cash on him...then they should have his demand or loose all if he stays and leave as a free agent next year. Look a good strike is always a good strike even with better plays in the field...take spain for example last week....they had all the mid-fielder and strikers one could ever ask...but what did they do. Eto is good and will always be good even for the next three year..watch and see. Barca knows that and you, I presume knows best. Eto is not out for money becos what City is given him is far more what Barca is offering (the highest paid player)....so if you where in his place wont you take it. I believe the 10 M euros is just to let the barca knows he does deserve that treat and if so they have to pay for it. What do Barca think....this guy has put all to Barca success...always eager to play and net the goals. Please give eto a Break!!!!!! Eto is good
@ varnavas_p, I'm not racist, I'm black myself, and how can I be racist towards blacks, you are the racist one, you are the one who is trying to make barca racist. You said it yourself that Laporta bought all those black people, and if he was racist, than why would he buy all those black people that you have listed. You are a looser, you should not be talking, you make no sense. Me, that I have mental problems, I make more sense than you.
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