Manchester City has completed a £25-million swoop for Barcelona strike ace Samuel Eto’o and by this week, they will confirm the £30-million signing of Carlos Tevez.
Manchester City has completed a £25-million swoop for Barcelona strike ace Samuel Eto’o and by this week, they will confirm the £30-million signing of Argentine striker Carlos Tevez from Manchester United.
Cameroon star Eto’o is expected to travel to Manchester in the next few days to finalize the deal, while Tevez will sign a four-year deal worth around 140,000-pounds a week on Wednesday, reported News of The World.
Eto’o, who initially demanded £200,000 a week after tax, will put pen to paper on a five-year deal worth £180,000 a week after tax, with bonuses tied to success.
Eto’o’s path to City appears to have been cleared by Barca, who are negotiating a £13 million deal for Palmeiras whizz Keirrison. Sources believe the Brazilian will then be loaned to Valencia, in return for them letting David Villa go to the Nou Camp for £37 million.
Meanwhile, Arsene Wenger is preparing to hijack £30million Manchester United move for France striker Karim Benzema. The Gunners board will be prepared to fund a £30million fee for Lyon’s Benzema, 21, if Arsene Wenger opts to cash in on
Emmanuel Adebayor.
AC Milan have been considering making a new move for Adebayor this week. The Togo ace, 25, has also been linked with a move to Inter Milan and even Chelsea.
United are in pole position to lure Benzema — but he is also on Real Madrid’s radar. The player says he would prefer another season at Lyon to make sure he cements a place in the France side for the World Cup. But the club’s owners have hinted that a bid of more than £30m would turn their heads.
Gunners chief Wenger has been a long-term fan of Benzema. There were suggestions last summer he had a verbal deal with Lyon offering him first refusal. On the face of it, £30m would seem out of Arsenal’s range. But the Arsenal board have approved up to £40m on new signings this summer and the sale of Adebayor would boost the transfer pot.
Wenger hopes to sign Brazil midfield ace Felipe Melo, 26, from Fiorentina. But the Serie A club may want £25m with Arsenal valuing him at £15m.
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