City set to get rejected today

• zocoss

  28 Jun 09, 10:18

  CITY DOUBLE SWOOP

  

  Megabucks deals will be done this week

   

   

  MANCHESTER CITY have completed a £25million swoop for Barcelona strike ace Samuel Eto'o.

  And they will take their summer spending past the £90m mark by this week confirming they have also landed £30m hitman Carlos Tevez from Manchester United.

  Cameroon star Eto'o, 28, is expected to travel to Manchester in the next few days to finalise the deal. Argentine Tevez will sign a four-year deal worth around £140,000 a week on Wednesday.

  Eto'o, who initially demanded £200,000 a week after tax, will put pen to paper on a five-year deal worth £180k a week after tax, with further bonuses tied to success.

  A source said: "The player could have earned similar money at Barca. But Eto'o and his people think City could be going places and is excited by the type of players they are attracting."

  Eto'o's path to City appears to have been cleared by Barca, who are negotiating a £13m deal for Palmeiras whizz Keirrison. Sources believe the Brazilian will then be loaned to Valencia, in return for them letting David Villa go to the Nou Camp for £37m.

  City have already spent £30m on Gareth Barry and Roque Santa Cruz.

   

  

  CARLOS TEVEZ - big wages
• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  28 Jun 09, 10:26

  Oh shyt real?
  
  they have completed?
  
  shyt.

• omgukilledkenny

  28 Jun 09, 22:30

  City make 'stratospheric' Eto'o offer

  

  Samuel Eto'o could be on his way to Eastlands after Barcelona revealed Manchester City had made the striker a "stratospheric offer".

  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 barca president Joan 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," 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.

• gigabyte14

  28 Jun 09, 22:40

  barca is crazy

  why dunwan eto

  siao

• limpper

  28 Jun 09, 23:16

  Man City ready to celebrate agreeing Eto'o terms

  Manchester City have struck terms with Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o.

  The News of the World says Cameroon star Eto'o, 28, is expected to travel to Manchester in the next few days to finalise the deal. Argentine Tevez will sign a four-year deal worth around £140,000 a week on Wednesday.

  Eto'o, who initially demanded £200,000 a week after tax, will put pen to paper on a five-year deal worth £180k a week after tax, with further bonuses tied to success.

  A source said: "The player could have earned similar money at Barca. But Eto'o and his people think City could be going places and is excited by the type of players they are attracting."

• zocoss

  29 Jun 09, 09:55

  

   

   

  MANCHESTER CITY have offered to make Samuel Eto'o the world's highest-paid player - on £250,000 A WEEK! 

  The Barcelona striker will earn £13million a year if the £25m switch goes through. 

  Barca president Joan Laporta said: "Eto'o has a stratospheric offer from City that would convert him into the best-paid player in the world. 

  "It is starting to dawn on him that he has a brutal offer. He wants to stay but an offer like this is difficult to turn down." 

  Eto'o, 28, bagged 34 goals last season, including the opener in the 2-0 Champions League final win over Manchester United. 

  He has only one year left on his contract, which is why Barca are keen to cash in on the Cameroon star rather than lose him on a free next season. 

  The Catalans could not match City's offer as it DOUBLES his current wages. 

  It will also dwarf Cristiano Ronaldo's pay packet at Real Madrid. 

  Laporta also admitted Barca still want Liverpool ace Javier Mascherano. 

  He said: "Mascherano is a close friend of Leo Messi. We will see what happens. He's a player I like very much.

• Ah@Quan

  29 Jun 09, 10:06

  soccer is a money game now. High bids here and there have spoiled the market.

  Eto'o going to Man City? Not bad, giving up UCL for EPL

• RedTide*

  29 Jun 09, 12:33

  Originally posted by gigabyte14:

  barca is crazy

  why dunwan eto

  siao

  
  eto don't want barcelona . he want money .

• iceFatboy

  29 Jun 09, 13:32

  Originally posted by gigabyte14:

  barca is crazy

  why dunwan eto

  siao

  no.. eto is 28 and last year of contract, barca want villa..

• limpper

  29 Jun 09, 15:48

  Man City will make Eto'o England's first £200,000-a-week player

  Manchester City are ready to make Samuel Eto'o the Premiership's first £200,000-a-week player.

  The Times says City will match Barcelona’s asking price of about £25 million for Eto’o and have agreed to pay the striker in the region of £200,000 a week, including bonuses, as the Barclays Premier League’s new financial superpower looks set to deliver the global superstar that Sheikh Mansour, the club’s billionaire owner, craves.

  Over the course of a four-year contract, the deal could be worth more than £66 million in total, with City hoping formally to conclude the extraordinary transfer coup before the squad flies to South Africa on July 15 for a pre-season tour.

  Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portugal forward, will supersede Eto’o as the highest-paid player in the world once the annual 25 per cent increase on his £9.5 million-a-year salary at Real Madrid kicks in, but, for now, Eto’o would have no rival in the pay stakes.

  Barca president Joan Laporta confirmed last night: “Eto’o has a stratospheric offer from City, which would convert him into the best-paid player in the world.

  “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 someone in.”

• marcteng

  29 Jun 09, 15:51

  craig bellamy can be on the bench liao. surely he cant be happy and we all know what a trouble maker he can be if he is restless or unhappy.

   

  Etoo and Tevez as strikers, then Robinho play as winger liao

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  29 Jun 09, 16:07

  Originally posted by marcteng:

  craig bellamy can be on the bench liao. surely he cant be happy and we all know what a trouble maker he can be if he is restless or unhappy.

   

  Etoo and Tevez as strikers, then Robinho play as winger liao

  
  lolx it time for Bellamy to say GOOD BYE
  
  
  wad about SWP....

• marcteng

  29 Jun 09, 16:11

  Originally posted by Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1):

  
  lolx it time for Bellamy to say GOOD BYE
  
  
  wad about SWP....

  lol. SWP is safe is he is english and in the national team. his position is not threatened by Etoo and Tevez arrival, only bellamy is. Robinho will feel that his best position is striker, not sure if he is happy playing as a winger. if he is on the bench, then he sure is unhappy and time for him to move on as well.

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  29 Jun 09, 17:00

  Originally posted by marcteng:

  lol. SWP is safe is he is english and in the national team. his position is not threatened by Etoo and Tevez arrival, only bellamy is. Robinho will feel that his best position is striker, not sure if he is happy playing as a winger. if he is on the bench, then he sure is unhappy and time for him to move on as well.

  
  Lolx Robinho is a Winger.
  
  for SWP as long as Man City play him, he safe.

• limpper

  30 Jun 09, 14:07

  Eto'o to say 'no' to Man City today

  Barcelona ace Samuel Eto'o is set to turn down the cash at Manchester City.

  The Daily Mail says the Barcelona striker will hold a press conference today and announce that he has rejected the chance to become the world's best-paid player on £180,000 a week net, after the clubs agreed a fee of £25million.

  His agent Josep Maria Mesalles confirmed that he had coolled on the idea, saying: "Unless there is a 180 degree turnaround, he will stay at Barcelona."

  But there could still be a glimmer of hope for City after it emerged Nou Camp president Joan Laporta will do his utmost to force the transfer through after being incensed by Eto'os stance.

  With just 12 months left on his current contract, it is understood the Cameroon front-runner is looking for a signing-on fee of around £13million, on top of a wage increase, to sign a new deal.

  Barcelona refuse to sanction such a package, and with Inter Milan also unable to meet his demands, he faces a battle of wills with Laporta, who wants to take City's money, rather than lose him for nothing next summer.