Barcelona are trying to celebrate their historic treble trophy haul by spending big this summer, and they will try to land Inter star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, according to reports.
Il Corriere Dello Sport claims the Blaugrana are drawing up a plan worth €60 million in an attempt to persuade Inter to part company with their man. The report suggests Barcelona president Joan Laporta has two ways of convincing Massimo Moratti to give up the Sweden star.
The first will be offering a swap plus cash deal. It will consist of sending Samuel Eto'o to the San Siro and adding a further €20m into Moratti's account. This is an option which could convince the Nerazzurri as Eto'o has been in hot form this term, helping his side lift the European Cup - a trophy that Inter have been craving for over 40 years.
The second option would be a straight cash in hand deal. The Spanish side would offer the Italians a mega €60m for the striker, hoping Moratti will accept the money. However, the sum is quite far off what the Inter president wants. He has always said 'Ibra' would not be sold for less the €100m.
Should Inter accept any bid, the next move would be trying to satisfy the player. Barcelona are looking to offer Ibrahimovic €7.5m per year over five seasons. The sum is shy of his €12m a year deal at the San Siro, however, the Spaniards would top up his wages by giving him sponsorship and image rights, taking his earnings to €14m a year.
Despite this, Ibrahimovic has maintained he wants to stay at Inter for the time being.
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