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£30m Samuel Eto’o offered to Man City by Barcelona
The Cameroonian has been earmarked for a summer sale by the Catalan giants, with Chelsea and Spurs also in the running for his signature
Despite claiming at the weekend that he was happy at Barcelona and couldn't see a reason for moving anywhere else, Samuel Eto'o is reported as being offered by the Catalan giants to Manchester City for £30m. Should the moneybags Mancunians pass on the Cameroonian, then Spurs and Chelsea are reported to be waiting in the wings. One club that has already passed on the 28-year-old Eto'o is Liverpool, who baulked at his £7m a year wage demands...
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