twinkletoes
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The Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o is demanding around €3m (£2.7m) from his former club Barcelona as part of the deal under which he moved to Internazionale.
Eto'o swapped Camp Nou for the San Siro in July with Barça handing Inter €46m (£41.6m) plus Eto'o for the Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and the Catalan club valuing Eto'o at €20m. The 28-year-old has filed a claim against the European champions demanding payment of 15% of his transfer fee, Barcelona said.
Lawyers for both the club and player are to meet in the coming weeks to try to reach a settlement but club officials said today that an agreement was unlikely and the case is expected to go to court.
Barcelona argue that this transfer stipulation applies only to deals between Spanish clubs. In any case, the Catalans will argue, it would be the club buying the player who should make the payment. But reports in Spain pointed out that in the transfer of Albert Luque to Newcastle in 2008, a court ruled that his former Spanish club, Deportivo la Coruña, should pay the sum.
Eto'o scored 30 goals for Barcelona last season, including the opener in the Champions League final win over Manchester United.
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Eto'o swapped Camp Nou for the San Siro in July with Barça handing Inter €46m (£41.6m) plus Eto'o for the Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and the Catalan club valuing Eto'o at €20m. The 28-year-old has filed a claim against the European champions demanding payment of 15% of his transfer fee, Barcelona said.
Lawyers for both the club and player are to meet in the coming weeks to try to reach a settlement but club officials said today that an agreement was unlikely and the case is expected to go to court.
Barcelona argue that this transfer stipulation applies only to deals between Spanish clubs. In any case, the Catalans will argue, it would be the club buying the player who should make the payment. But reports in Spain pointed out that in the transfer of Albert Luque to Newcastle in 2008, a court ruled that his former Spanish club, Deportivo la Coruña, should pay the sum.
Eto'o scored 30 goals for Barcelona last season, including the opener in the Champions League final win over Manchester United.
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