ETO'O will drop his astronomic wage demands to join United
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SAMUEL ETO’O EYES UNITED
Barca star will drop crazy pay demands to join champs
MOVING ON - Barca star Sam Eto'oSAMUEL ETO'O will drop his astronomic wage demands to join Manchester United.
The Barcelona striker has been haggling over a move to Manchester City for nearly six weeks and has asked for £200,000 a week to quit the Nou Camp.
He also wants a £12million slice of the £25m transfer fee, which has prevented the deal from going through as the European champions stand firm. But the Cameroon international would waive such a lump sum if Sir Alex Ferguson came in for him. Fergie could still be in for a striker - despite the capture of Michael Owen - and only a club of United's stature will prise Eto'o away from Spain.
He would accept a cut-price £150,000-a-week deal that would still make him the top earner at Old Trafford instead of the possibility of mid-table football at Eastlands.
One source close to the player said: "Samuel has not been convinced by a move to a mid-table side in the Premier League and neither will he sign a new deal at Barca."
Barcelona have offered the player a two-year extension on his current £100,000- a-week deal. But Eto'o, 28, could play out his final year at Barcelona and be free to negotiate a lucrative swansong at the end of next season.
Barcelona will go ahead with their plans to sign David Villa this week regardless of Eto'o digging his heels in. Coach Pep Guardiola has told sporting director Txiki Begiristain that he would have no problem having both Eto'o and Villa in the same team.
If Valencia turn down Barca's £40m offer for Villa, they will turn their attention to Diego Forlan. The Atletico Madrid striker has a £33m buyout clause, although Barca believe they could get him for closer to £30m.
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if Etoo joins Man Utd thats great. but it could be tabloid thrash writing now.
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if he joins, it's a wonderful addition to the squad
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Lol if he join, i think Berba will leave lor. If not wat, play 4-2-4? lol.
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revert rooney to the wings and play 4-4-2, etoo and berbatov as strikers and owen as sub
or rooney partner etoo as strikers and ber and owen as subs
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Originally posted by ViNnO:
Lol if he join, i think Berba will leave lor. If not wat, play 4-2-4? lol.
4-3-3
owen bench
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Originally posted by marcteng:
revert rooney to the wings and play 4-4-2, etoo and berbatov as strikers and owen as sub
or rooney partner etoo as strikers and ber and owen as subs
Lol, rooney i think will play cf next season. SAF need someone to score the goals which are scored by ronaldo.
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I wonder what Barca did to Eto'o that is making him want to leave so badly.
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Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
I wonder what Barca did to Eto'o that is making him want to leave so badly.
I remember Barcelona once tried selling him off during Rikkarrd's reign, when ronaldino and deco were still around, probably 2007-2008 season ba.
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Originally posted by marcteng:
I remember Barcelona once tried selling him off during Rikkarrd's reign, when ronaldino and deco were still around, probably 2007-2008 season ba.
Lol sell eto'o then bojan got more first team opportunities liao.
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i think i prefer owen to start. i doubt there is a need for another ronaldo-attitude player. eto'o can go to city lah.
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where is the source? SUN or DAILY MAIL?
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Originally posted by marcteng:
where is the source? SUN or DAILY MAIL?
news of the world.
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hmm...could be the journalist there making up stories again.
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Originally posted by marcteng:
hmm...could be the journalist there making up stories again.
I think so too, soccernet and manutd never say anything about this also.