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Barça and Manchester City seek a way in agreement by Eto' or The Barça wants to put an end to the 'soap Eto' or' as soon as possible and in the better
way for all the parts
The future of Eto' or, in the air
MORE INFORMATION Laporta: "I will seek the best exit for Eto' or" PAUL GIBLIN after the storm that was untied at the beginning of week with the press conference of José MarÃa Mesalles in which the representative of Samuel Eto' or make public the differences between the player and the Barça, the leaders of the Catalonian club and the Manchester City continue seeking a formula to close an agreement that comply with the demands Satisfy to both clubs.
Mark Hughes, the technician of the City, already announced that they are willing to be "patient" until the negotiations be refloated among Eto' or and Barça. Hughes considers that is worth while to expect if in the end can obtain a forward one of the caliber of the number '9' azulgrana. Besides, it is conscious that the Milan continues in the expectation that be clarified the situation by if has some option to achieve its contracting.
The responsible for the club of Manchester they continue in contact with the of the Barça to adjust the figures around the transfer. The company azulgrana has lowered its economic petitions, that at first were of some thirty million euro, and wait that the City improve its offering to obtain so Eto' or obtain a figure as the cousin of acquisition that fill its expectations and carry to the firm of the transfer.
The situation of tension to which they have arrived the Barça and the player, with the notification of Samuel that would comply their contract and the subsequent offering of renewal for two seasons, they are delaying the resolution of the negotiations. The player is found to the wait of events once their manager already was interviewed with the responsible for the City and they closed some conditions in the case that the agreement among the companies arrive. The forward Cameroonian one would sign for the five next seasons and this new contract would report him some ten million net euro by each one of them.
The Barça, once was decided to dispense with Eto' or, is conscious that needs to carry out the transfer this summer if wants to remove some economic performance therefore from June 30, 2010 would be able to go to any club without existing I transfer some. For that reason he being willing to negotiate a price adjusted by a forward one of the quality of Eto' or, but inside some limits. To their favor he plays that the owners of the Manchester City are determined to convert to their team in a new one Chelsea and for that reason they are forcing to the maximum the negotiating machine to be done with Eto' or and with the Argentine one Carlos Tévez. They want top-level stars for their project.
