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3rd July 2008, 09:51
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Eto'o surplus to requirements.
Barcelona sporting director Txiki Begiristain admits the club are still "waiting for concrete offers" for Ronaldinho and Samuel Eto'o despite reported interest from teams in the Premier League.
Both players have been told they are surplus to requirements at the Nou Camp by new coach Pep Guardiola, as was Portuguese playmaker Deco, who this week joined Chelsea. Outspoken Cameroon striker Eto'o was expected to be the most valuable of the three but has seemingly attracted little interest, with no clubs going on record to state their interest. Ronaldinho, meanwhile, has been linked with AC Milan, Chelsea and Manchester City. Only City have publicly courted the Brazilian - manager Mark Hughes said ON Wednesday talks are "ongoing" - but Begiristain told media gathered for the unveiling of £23million full-back Dani Alves that there have been no firm offers for either player. "There is no news," he said. "We are waiting for concrete offers from other clubs so that we can negotiate." Begiristain also reiterated the club's intention to hold out for their valuation of each player. "I understand that this is difficult because there are not many clubs in the world willing to pay these amounts," he added. City displayed their spending power on Wednesday by landing Brazil striker Jo from CSKA Moscow for a club record fee of around £19million. http://www.sportinglife.com/football...Barcelona.html I know we have talked about this many times before, but Eto'o just seems like the perfect striker for us. He is 27 which the perfect age for a striker, he is very fast which suits our style of play he isn't short, and he scores goals. And I am sure SAF will explain to him that he can not head but reporters. Barca has no concrete offers, so we could probably grab him for a steal. Common! lets sign Eto'o. |
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3rd July 2008, 09:58
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I think Eto'o would be the perfect signing as long as his attitude doesn't get the better of him and I don't think that will be a problem under Sir Alex. He has got so many attributes to his game and is the exact type of player we need in my opinion. What is perfect with him is that we can hold Barca for ransom because they've weakened their hand considerably by coming out and saying that he's for sale and they don't need him - we could sign him for significantly less because of that. Also, he's 27 and that would mean that we can get 3-4 years of quality service and then (we hope) one of the youngsters in Welbeck, Macheda, Campbell or maybe even someone else could gradually grow into the first team. I do think it would be a shame if none of our academy strikers made it into our first team, the most talented group of young strikers that I've ever seen in our academy and learning from someone like Eto'o when he is at his prime would do them a world of good.
More to the point, Eto'o at his best is the best striker in the world. |
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3rd July 2008, 10:15
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yeah i mean, WTF do i know really but eto would seem to tick all the boxes. fast, physical, good finisher, good player, decent age and most importantly...........available. yes lets sign eto! I'll chip in a fiver?
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3rd July 2008, 10:26
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In Fergie's United, "attitude" is the most important attribute actually. If "attitude" is the reason why Barca don't want him, then United will not go near him. |
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3rd July 2008, 12:19
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3rd July 2008, 12:39
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I'm bloody suprised that we haven't been linked with either of the two. You can not deny the fact that they are amongst the greatest players in Europe (if not the world). Yes, they've not had the greatest of seasons, but form is only temporary and there is only one manager in the world can bring them back to their best- Fergie.
I say dish out 30 - 35 Mil £ for the two of them and we'll be unbeatable for years to come. Sadly, it will never happen. Woe. |
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3rd July 2008, 12:44
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We'll see... Much much prefer him over the whiny Berbatov! |
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3rd July 2008, 12:52
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eto'o is ideal but you cannot rotate him. if he's not injured, he has to be in the frst XI or the stroppiness will come out quick.
i don't mind his attitude much to be honest. i mean he head butted a journalist. that's brilliant. imagine him doing that to custis. eto'o is a winner, end of. but i doubt he'll come here. italy or chelsea IMO. |
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3rd July 2008, 12:59
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3rd July 2008, 13:01
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3rd July 2008, 13:01
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i dont see a reason why fergie (or any manger) wouldnt want to have eto in their team, he is up there with the best strikers on the planet. He has everything, including experiance. For under 20 million that would be one hell of a buy.
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3rd July 2008, 13:08
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3rd July 2008, 13:09
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Would be an ideal signing for us in my opinion.
He has all the attributes required to fit in and enhance our style of play, he's quick, clever and can't half finish. If he's so readily available and SAF doesn't go for him then it has got to be down to having a doubt over his fitness or as has been mentioned his attitude. I'd love to see us line up with a top 3 of Rooney, Eto'o and Tevez next season. As with all the 'dream' signing though for some reason i just can't see it happening. If we don't go for him then i'd really hate to see him end up at chelsea. In my opinion Eto'o would have a greater impact on the premier league than Torres did last season. |
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3rd July 2008, 13:49
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3rd July 2008, 13:57
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The problem is that we have an amazing attacking trio already with ronaldo, rooney, and tevez. These are the players that are the core of the team at the moment. However, if we bring in a big player like Eto'o, he would expect to take someone's place, and he might start throwing a fit if he's not first choice.
That being said, I agree with the majority of the posters that this is more of a man management problem than anything else, and we have the best manager in football for dealing with these types of situations. Eto'o is definitely class, and if he is able to accept that he will have to work hard to earn a place in the starting 11, he is well worth the 15 or million so pounds that we would have to pay. |
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3rd July 2008, 14:45
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1. He is a potential problem in the dressing room, some people don't want us to sign Berbatov because of his attitude but Eto'o makes Berbatov look like fucking Scholes with his strops. 2. He has a fucked right knee. In the last two seasons he's started only half of Barca's league games. We've had such a frustrating time with Saha in that same period that Fergie will surely think twice before signing a replacement who potentially has the exact same problem. In addition when I saw him play last season the fitness problems seemed to have hurt his pace which is his strongest asset as a striker, I don't know if he'll be able to get that back. 3. Signing Manucho means we're already going to be losing one forward to the African Cup every other season. Fergie might not want to put himself in a situation where he'll be losing two players in the same position at the same time. I think if we can get him cheap enough then he's worth a shot because if he stays fit and gets back to his best then he'll be absolutely perfect as a different option to Rooney and Tevez but it has to be noted that there are a lot of negatives against his name which will put managers off. |
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3rd July 2008, 15:32
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Berbatov > Eto'o
and I'll tell you why Berbatov is hungry for success, he knows he's at his peak and desperately wants to do well in PL and CL, he'd be firing on all cylinders. Eto'o has won everything there is to win, has injury problems and will be after the money first... it's a no brainer |
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3rd July 2008, 16:48
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I know there's stories about his poor attitude but Eto'o clearly is still one of (if not the best) strikers in world football and quite why Barca are happy to sell him but keep the flop that is Henry is really quite staggering
Unless Barca do some serious shopping this summer without Ronaldinho and Eto'o I cant see past Madrid next season for La Liga |
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3rd July 2008, 16:56
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3rd July 2008, 17:11
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I will be extremely dissappointed if Eto'o ends up at one of the top clubs, especially if its Chelsea, and we haven't tried to sign him. Sorry, but he's a class above any other striker we've been linked to and he fits our side better than any of them as well. As for his 'attitude', he's never faced the hairdryer before and frankly if Chelsea or another top club think its okay, then we shouldnt have a problem with it either. Top player.
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