Man City tells Eto'o: It's over
Manchester City have dropped all interest in signing Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o.
Chief executive Garry Cook said: "Samuel Eto'o is undoubtedly a fine footballer but the circumstances surrounding him were such that the deal could not be completed.
"We now feel the time is right to pursue other avenues and we have a clear and strategic transfer plan, which we continue to follow."
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Comments (14)
Firstly, I continue to think that ManC are well out of Eto'o the Ego. Courtesy dictates that if someone makes you an offer of employment you politely give your answer. Equally, if the club which is currently paying you handsomely each week calls you, you answer. All this is not new in Eto'o and he has always been hard work for his manager and disruptive in the dressingroom.
Secondly, I continue to believe that clumsy, indiscreet approaches for big names tarnishes ManC and indeed makes them a laughing stock for other fans, but only when these publicised moves fail. Real have plainly done the same, but the key difference is that they have, mostly, suceeded and therefore are, mostly, respected for their policy.
Football fans like winners, on and off the field, and that is why ManC are getting so much flak, not because they want to better themselves.
it is only players that want fat bucks in place of trophy that will sign for MC. players that ignored them"will have the last last laugh.:-);-):-) ha ha ha ha terry and tevez should also ignore them as eto'o did...:-)
Agreed on that. These people just go there for the money, which in th e first place is nothing wrong as they love for money is more then the love and passion of football and winning. It is about individual liking with some look out of prestige of winning trophy and playing among the Europe best or just take the money and play normal football regardless if they play in champion league or not.
For one like Eto, he is torn between money and CL team. He does want alot of money but yet, he want to play only in a CL team and he does has the quality to earn both.
But player like G Barry does not have the means to earn big money and play CL. He has the chance to play CL football but with lower money incentive yet he chose money over playing CL, so this kind of player has no passion for playing with a team but passion more for money.
This happen to Trevez too, but in his case it might be abit different as he is own by a third party which he might be under control on where he want to go. He got the talent and can earn big bucks like Eto, but sadly the agent need to decide where he goes so that he can get the most out of the deal.
Player like Robino is another that is lead to the wrong path by the agent. He is talented and can still earn good if he had join Chelsea instead whihc I think if he had done that, chelsea might have been a different team last year.
City is making a fool of themselves (or you can really say being the laughing stock of EPL) trying to chase the stars, but being rejected right out again and again and this is not good for club as big names will not want to be associated with a club that keep being rejected by BIG star player they try to attract. Only those who are looking for big bucks more then football will be attracted to them or those that are in the fringe of being about to make it to the BIG team will want to try their luck with big money in City.
City will never match what Man U can offer and what Chelsea can provide. Not even what Liverpool or Arsenal kinds of football and respect. So no matter what they will never be able to gain respect from Europe even if they finally make it to CL or say UEFA cup final one day.
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