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

[ono]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

I wouldn't read too much into that. If anything, surely we'd pay MORE and then Barca would pass it on.

Thats my point - the article makes no sense whatsoever.

It's a roundabout way of Eto'o getting his bonus without Barca looking like they have given in to his demands.

Say we were going to pay £30m for him because that's their asking price. Barca then reduce said asking price to £25m which leaves us with £5m to pay the player.

Or something has got lost in translation somewhere and Barca have just said Eto'o will be given an undisclosed amount of the transfer fee but they want it to look like we've paid it.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

From what I gather, they are lowering their asking price for the transfer free in order to counter balance the loyalty bonus they want us to pay. So we would end up paying more in total.

So if his bonus is £10m and we were originally offering £25m then Barca would lower their asking price to something like £20m but ask us to pay the bonus. So £20m transfer + £10m to Eto'o. We end up paying £30m but Eto'o gets his bonus and Barca get their Villa fund.

I might be wrong, and the numbers are just examples, but that's what I think is happening.

SBF

 

[Taylor]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

If they want Villa that bad then Barca will sort it out with Eto'o then it's win-win

 

[the--dud]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

What people is saying here doesn't make sense at all... I don't think Barca lowered the asking price so that Eto'o gets less money (because it's a % he gets). This would still mean that Barca ALSO get's less money.

I think basically, Barca has come back to City begging us to pay the loyalty bonus on top of the transfer fee. We've then came back and said that's too much money for Eto'o. Barca has then probably lowered the asking price (because they're desperate to get rid of him they'll take less money) but still wants us to pay the loyalty bonus.

 

[Rammy Blue]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

all i can think of is that sammy's loyalty bonus is a percentage of transfer fee therefore by Barca dropping asking price the bonus goes down but we add it on the fee so they can pay it straight to sammy.

If we added the fee then the transfer money would go up though, and by all accounts he's due half of whatever Barca receive, not what they ask for.

this is what i mean.....

let's for arguments sake say Eto'o recieves 40% of transfer fee as his loyalty bonus.

City had 30mil fee accepted by Barca, they would then have to pay sammy a loyalty bonus of 12mil which they thought they wouldn't have to be paying.

so barca reduce asking price to 21.5mil which means they owe sammy 8.6mil which we agree to pay over and above the fee (whether we pay it or barca pay it to sammy doesn't matter..).

end result is transfer fee is still 30mil to city, however barca have now netted out at 21.5mil instead of 18mil.

simples.

 

[dom]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

What people is saying here doesn't make sense at all... I don't think Barca lowered the asking price so that Eto'o gets less money (because it's a % he gets). This would still mean that Barca ALSO get's less money.

I think basically, Barca has come back to City begging us to pay the loyalty bonus on top of the transfer fee. We've then came back and said that's too much money for Eto'o. Barca has then probably lowered the asking price (because they're desperate to get rid of him they'll take less money) but still wants us to pay the loyalty bonus.

This (I think ??!!!)

 

[Rammy Blue]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

What people is saying here doesn't make sense at all... I don't think Barca lowered the asking price so that Eto'o gets less money (because it's a % he gets). This would still mean that Barca ALSO get's less money.

I think basically, Barca has come back to City begging us to pay the loyalty bonus on top of the transfer fee. We've then came back and said that's too much money for Eto'o. Barca has then probably lowered the asking price (because they're desperate to get rid of him they'll take less money) but still wants us to pay the loyalty bonus.

This (I think ??!!!)

see my post above.

 

[svennis pennis]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

What people is saying here doesn't make sense at all... I don't think Barca lowered the asking price so that Eto'o gets less money (because it's a % he gets). This would still mean that Barca ALSO get's less money.

I think basically, Barca has come back to City begging us to pay the loyalty bonus on top of the transfer fee. We've then came back and said that's too much money for Eto'o. Barca has then probably lowered the asking price (because they're desperate to get rid of him they'll take less money) but still wants us to pay the loyalty bonus.

This (I think ??!!!)

Yep thats exactly the way I have read it.

 

[Stevies Bald Head!]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

Feel the need to point out that gorgie thompson looks very very very shagadelic today! mmmmmmmmmm

 

[The Kippaxkid]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

This is my first post on Bluemoon. I have been reading the posts over the last few weeks and have become so addicted to this site that I had to join in. So get the RAG calling (Initiation) out of the way. lol

I think that we will pay the loyality bonus between us. Barca need the money & we need the a world class striker, simple as that. This deal is definately ON!

MUFC Master Card.
Valencia £13m
Owen on a Free
Taggert losing the plot PRICELESS!

P.S. I have heard that Taggert is interested in Sol Campbel. What's going on down at the SWAMP! lol.

 

[onceabluealways]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

The money isn't the key issue here - everything you read says Barca want rid of him, we are the only real bidders for his services.

My conclusion is its just a matter of time before the deal is done. Player of his stature in the game can't afford to stay at a club that might not play him.

 

[Dancini]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

My only worry is Milan/Inter.

 

[Project]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

I guess the point I am trying to make is that at 25M or lower, if Eto'o gets a % cut then Barca are going to be left with little money either way to fnd the Villa transfer. And ultimately I believe that's what the hold up is about - not the issue of saving face.

Let's say the cut is 50% (which sounds crazy high to me but I digress)

15M fee = 7.5M cut to Barca
20M fee = 10M cut to Barca
25M fee = 12.5M cut to Barca
30M fee = 15M cut to Barca

If its a % deal then by lowering the fee Barca also lower their money. Whatever way you want to cut it.


So the only way this works is if it's City who pay the loyalty bonus. If that's the case then the entire complexion of the deal changes.

20M fee = 20M to Barca, 10M to Eto'o = 30M net to us

We pay an extra 5M in total but everybody has what they want.

 

[skybluecelt1990]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

would be more worried about Inter than AC. the targets AC have strongly linked with suggest they can't afford to go for the very top strikers (makes you wonder how much of the Kaka fee didn't go straight in to help the clubs core finances). Inter pose more of a threat when it comes to Eto'o

 

[Rammyblues]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

Won't go to AC had big fall out with Ronaldinho.

 

[Big_Bad_Bojinov]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

would be more worried about Inter than AC. the targets AC have strongly linked with suggest they can't afford to go for the very top strikers (makes you wonder how much of the Kaka fee didn't go straight in to help the clubs core finances). Inter pose more of a threat when it comes to Eto'o

the whole point of selling Kaka was to pay those debts. They were never going to lavish it all on a replacement.

Personally I don't see Inter as a threat for Samu - They've signed the lad from Genoa, Milito, they have Ibra, Obinna, Balotelli.

Funny to see Crouch linked with AC Milan today!

 

[Citizen Green]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

This is my first post on Bluemoon. I have been reading the posts over the last few weeks and have become so addicted to this site that I had to join in. So get the RAG calling (Initiation) out of the way. lol

I think that we will pay the loyality bonus between us. Barca need the money & we need the a world class striker, simple as that. This deal is definately ON!

MUFC Master Card.
Valencia £13m
Owen on a Free
Taggert losing the plot PRICELESS!

P.S. I have heard that Taggert is interested in Sol Campbel. What's going on down at the SWAMP! lol.

Haha welcome aboard pal.

 

[Millennium]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

It seems we are close to sign him


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I am just worried about the age of our target players.

 

[Gareth Barry Manilow]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

The only way Inter would get Eto'o is if they sold Ibra.

 

[Citizen Green]

Re: Samuel Eto'o [merged]

Won't go to AC had big fall out with Ronaldinho.

Good point, they had a very public spat at Barca. I think the only real threat as a club to this deal are Inter. If looks like aslong as this "payment" gets sorted Eto'o will be a City player fingers crossed.