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Originally Posted by MadDogg
Unless you mean that we would be looking for a player happy to be third choice behind Rooney and Tevez, I have to disagree. Eto'o is almost the perfect match for what we need. He's like an upgraded version of Saha, except isn't quite as strong or good in the air. Unfortunately, he also seems to have a little of Saha's fitness at the moment with a few injuries over the last couple of years.
On my dream list he's behind Benzema and probably Berbatov (only because of his injury problems), but he's right up there after that.
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I know he's a great striker, but I don't think that he'd want to play second fiddle to Rooney-Tevez. With the performances this season, Tevez gets a nod over Rooney for me in terms of total performance and end product. Hands down.
Splashing big big money for Eto'o wouldn't be beneficial for us in the long run because I can't see Ferguson dropping Rooney, which would probably stunt Tevez's development after just getting acclimated in the squad.
Forget not that we have played this whole entire campaign with two strikers, so who is saying we can't do it again? Taking into consideration the return of highly rated Campbell, the possible arrival of Manucho, and the slight chance that Welbeck makes the transition, I could see Ferguson not spending this summer.