Manchester City hope to set up a swap deal involving Carlos Tevez for Inter Milan star Samuel Eto'o this weekend. The Telegraph says it is understood that the deal being proposed is a straight swap - valuing each player at around £40 million - with City keen to offload Tévez, who wants to leave, after signing Sergio Agüero for £38 million from Atlético Madrid as his replacement. Their wages are thought to be comparable.
Ironically City had hoped to pair Tévez and Eto'o as their strike-force two years ago. They signed Tévez but failed to land Eto'o after becoming frustrated with negotiations.
The club pulled out of talks with Barcelona, with chief executive Garry Cook making a public statement. The Cameroon striker then tried to resurrect the deal before he eventually moved to Inter, where he won the Champions League in his first season.
Eto'o, 30, is now believed to want to move to City and secure one final big contract before the end of his career. Preliminary talks have been held between the two clubs, over the phone, in the last few days and it is hoped they will be formalised in Dublin this weekend.
