samuel eto'o

LOL...I didn't realize u were Argentinian there for a second, and my first reaction was why are we quoting Vieira rumours from Argentina now.

 

So it's officially over. On the one hand, i'm quite happy, as it means a great new player and a striking talent has been added to the team (how ironic, the year Lucho hangs up his boots, a new Enrique comes along!). On the other hand, I thought it was made quite clear by Tixi or Soriano that "our offer will not be raised by even 1 Euro"....hmmm, the final agreement is reported to be between 24 and 27 mil. If the initial offer was 22, that's 2 to 5 million times more than 1 Euro!! I think for Madrid, it was the only way to save face, and we helped them save face by accepting to raise the offer.

 

deal done! whoooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I thought it was 22 Million EUR?

 

Rumours are saying somewhere between 25-27...but the rumours are also suggesting it will be evenly split between Madrid and Mallorca, so Mallorca makes out well too.

 

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So it's 24 million according to Sport. 24 mil would be very good.

 

I believe we have assembled a killer team for La Liga/CL....

We have depth, we have skill, we have a nice blend of youth and experience, simply put... We will challenege for all silverware this season..

Cope Del Rey
CL
La Liga

and lest we forget

the Copa Catalunya

 

Which is more important? I wonder...

We have reasons to be confident (not cocky) its going to be a long season at Barca.

 

These aren't rumors, the two teams owned him evenly. They'll each pocket 50%.

 

So have we signed him, ole! Uefa.com reports about 24 million €, this is a solid price. Could be lower but I will not complain. I am glad at the end that we sign him. I hope he is wort it.

What do you think what will happen now with Saviola? I hope he stays here...

 

Eto'o finally pulls on Barca shirt
Samuel Eto'o finally pulled on a Barca shirt this evening as he was officially presented at the Camp Nou after signing for 4 seasons for 24 million Euros with a 150 million Euro buy out clause.
http://www.fcbarcelona.com/eng/noticias/noticias/n04081223.shtml

that is official

 

Glad to see the 150 million euro release clause.

 

God yes. I call the 150 Million EURO clause the "Anti-Abramovich Clause"

 

I am now very excited about the Eto'o signing.

1. He speaks spanish
2. Experience in La Liga
3. Pace
4. Good goalscoring record
5. The Enrique factor
6. He really wants to play for Barça

 

"I will run like a black to live like a white."
Samuel Eto'o 08/12/04






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That smile makes me look forward to this season even more, though I prefer his quote from EMD: "I'm Free".


We are stocked with extremely talented players that are all dying to don la blaugrana.

 

You should check again how much Drogba cost!
I hope he is better than Drogba

 

Drogba was 24 Million GBP. Which is about 30+ Million EUR

 

Chelski payed 36 mil Euros for Drogba...Etoo, like Enrique, is an ex Madrid play with an Anti-Madridista fever through the roof! that's the Enrique factor

 

Eto'o is as good as Drogba ... he now how as a team around him to aspire for titles.

 

With the signing of Eto'o, what does it mean for other non-EU players on the Barca squad. Who are the current non-EU players? Off the top of my head, I can think of Rustu (Turkey), Saviola (Argentina), Ronaldinho (Brazil) and now Eto'o (Cameroon). My understanding was Saviola is probably gone (I've read of rumors of Monaco pursuing him) unless he restructures his contract (like Puyol did) and somehow get EU citizenship. I thought I saw something about him being pretty close to getting Spanish citizenship. Just wondering.