Official - City end interest in Eto'o [merged]

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http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1124692_city_in_65m_hunt_


And they are also hoping that a big storm brewing in Barcelona will deliver £25m striker Samuel Eto'o into their hands.

Barca manager Pep Guardiola wants Eto'o out of the club and City are waiting in the wings to snap him up.

The double Champions League-winning striker has dug in his heels over his demands for a severance payment, and claims he is prepared to see out the final year of his contract if necessary.

City have already had a £25m bid for Eto'o accepted and have made the player an acceptable offer. But until the row over the payment is sorted out, the Blues cannot be entirely sure of landing the Cameroon star.

Guardiola is reported to be furious with club president Joan Laporta for allowing the argument between club and player to escalate.

Cash

He wants the cash from City to fund the Catalans' pursuit of Valencia's David Villa.

The pressure on Barca has grown this week with deadly rivals Real Madrid unveiling £80m former United star Cristiano Ronaldo.

With reports in Spain suggesting that Barca are around £350m in debt, the fee from City is vital for the club's rebuilding plans, as they also look to land Liverpool's Javier Mascherano.

Talks have already begun with Valencia over Villa and as soon as a deal is agreed, Barca are expected to come to a quick conclusion with Eto'o.
 
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Thought this might be of interest from MEN.....................

CITY are at the centre of a £65m twin transfer chase. The Blues are intent on pursuing £40m-rated England skipper John Terry until the player himself makes it plain he wants to stay at Chelsea.

And they are also hoping that a big storm brewing in Barcelona will deliver £25m striker Samuel Eto'o into their hands.

Barca manager Pep Guardiola wants Eto'o out of the club and City are waiting in the wings to snap him up.

The double Champions League-winning striker has dug in his heels over his demands for a severance payment, and claims he is prepared to see out the final year of his contract if necessary.

City have already had a £25m bid for Eto'o accepted and have made the player an acceptable offer. But until the row over the payment is sorted out, the Blues cannot be entirely sure of landing the Cameroon star.

Guardiola is reported to be furious with club president Joan Laporta for allowing the argument between club and player to escalate.

Cash

He wants the cash from City to fund the Catalans' pursuit of Valencia's David Villa.

The pressure on Barca has grown this week with deadly rivals Real Madrid unveiling £80m former United star Cristiano Ronaldo.

With reports in Spain suggesting that Barca are around £350m in debt, the fee from City is vital for the club's rebuilding plans, as they also look to land Liverpool's Javier Mascherano.

Talks have already begun with Valencia over Villa and as soon as a deal is agreed, Barca are expected to come to a quick conclusion with Eto'o.

But City are still not giving up on their hopes of having the England captain in their ranks by the time of next summer's World Cup finals.

Chelsea have rebuffed a bid of £28m plus Daniel Sturridge, and new manager Carlo Ancelotti insisted Terry would remain captain "forever."

But, until Terry himself publicly commits himself to Chelsea, City will not give up the chase.

Said Ancelotti: "Terry is a symbol of this team. He will be captain next season. He said he wants to stay forever and we want to keep him for ever."

City are also still wading through the complexities of signing Carlos Tevez but reports that they have enquired about Barcelona defender Carles Puyol are wide of the mark
 
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With all the major clubs in so much debt and no way of getting out of the debt we are becoming stronger and stronger as each day passes.
If Madrid's team did gell and they won everything in sight that would weaken Barcelona and our top four.
I dont think even at that Madrid will get out of the debt they have put themself in and their credit will have dried up, also I don't believe they will be bailed out again.
If and its a big if we can sneak a top four spot this season we will be the first choice for top players willing to move on this time next year.
If we get Eto, Tevez, Terry and Lescott and we stay injury free the top four will be achievable.
 
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waterfootblues said:
With all the major clubs in so much debt and no way of getting out of the debt we are becoming stronger and stronger as each day passes.
If Madrid's team did gell and they won everything in sight that would weaken Barcelona and our top four.
I dont think even at that Madrid will get out of the debt they have put themself in and their credit will have dried up, also I don't believe they will be bailed out again.
If and its a big if we can sneak a top four spot this season we will be the first choice for top players willing to move on this time next year.
If we get Eto, Tevez, Terry and Lescott and we stay injury free the top four will be achievable.
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Real Madrid run out of credit? The King of Spain is a Real Madrid fan, they have all the credit they want!!
 
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Timmmmahhhh said:
waterfootblues said:
With all the major clubs in so much debt and no way of getting out of the debt we are becoming stronger and stronger as each day passes.
If Madrid's team did gell and they won everything in sight that would weaken Barcelona and our top four.
I dont think even at that Madrid will get out of the debt they have put themself in and their credit will have dried up, also I don't believe they will be bailed out again.
If and its a big if we can sneak a top four spot this season we will be the first choice for top players willing to move on this time next year.
If we get Eto, Tevez, Terry and Lescott and we stay injury free the top four will be achievable.
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Real Madrid run out of credit? The King of Spain is a Real Madrid fan, they have all the credit they want!!
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If they have all the credit they want that would make us paupers in comparison.
Santander (abbey, A&L and B&B) are one of their major creditors. The share holders might have something to say about that.
This will be their biggest spending spree for a long time.
We on the other hand have not even scratched the surface.
 
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Perez has admitted that he went cap in hand to the banks and basically begged them to bankroll this latest spending spree and relaunch of the galaticos!..

He is relying on the team to have success so that everyone keeps buying the kaka and tranny shirts to recoup the outlay, if the galaticos fail thou (and without a proper defence it is always a likely outcome) then Madrid could be in for some very tough times in the future. Very doubtful that the council will discover some new ways to wipe the debt clear like the training ground scenario a few years back imo
 
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waterfootblues said:
Real Madrid run out of credit? The King of Spain is a Real Madrid fan, they have all the credit they want!!
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They can't have credit, but they would have brought a car park or something they can then sell to the King to get out of the do-do, I am no Royalist but imagine the up roar if the Queen brought the cliff of the rags for 800m
 
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