BREAKING NEWS: Barcelona & Ibrahimovic reach agreement

[ForzaChievo]

From goal.com

A deal for Barcelona to sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been agreed, and all that is missing for the transfer to become official is for Samuel Eto'o to give his okay to move the other way...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be on his way to Barcelona after the European champions reached a deal with Inter, but the move depends on whether Samuel Eto'o agrees to the other way, according to a report.

El Mundo Deportivo state that days of negotiating have produced an agreement that would see the Italian outfit receive €10 million plus the services of the Cameroonian striker.

That is a lot lower than Inter president Massimo Moratti is reported to have wanted when he dined in Barcelona with Blaugrana chief Joan Laporta last week, when he asked for Eto'o and €40m.

Ibrahimovic is keen to make the transfer because he believes that he will have more chance of winning the Champions League at Camp Nou than he would if he stays at the San Siro, the report claims.

On the flip side, Eto'o will only make the move simple if his wage demands are met and Inter may him the €65m over five seasons that he is believed to have asked for.

During talks with Barcelona on Monday, Eto'o's representative did not reach an agreement with the club to stay or go and that has left his next move up in the air.

Last summer coach Pep Guardiola told the former Real Mallorca star on his list that he was not wanted and could leave along with Deco and Ronaldinho, but the player was transformed in pre-season training and earned his place in the squad.

That move paid dividends, but the new trainer was alleged to have been considering looking for a player with Ibrahimovic's physique to lead his front line and he may now have landed him.

Laporta has stated that he would keep Eto'o if it was down to him, but he was full of praise for what Ronaldinho had done for the club in the months leading up to his departure.

Journalists in Catalunya have been surprised by the lack of movement at Camp Nou so far this summer, given that last term the club moved quickly to wrap up their activity before the main holidays.

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meh

[FOOTBALLGOD]

I thought Eto'o said he would play in England if he leaves Barca.

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can only hope that this is spanish media at it's usual worse.

[BAGGIO 15]

He's been a Barca fan since birth

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He's been a Barca fan since birth

He'd fit in on this forum, you can be a supporter of 42 teams

Transfer market: when the theory is groundless...
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 16:53:31

MILAN - During the transfer window, a headline in a newspaper is enough to transform groundless rumours into truth. This is what has happened today after the article published in Barcelona newspaper El Mundo Deportivo about a presumed deal between FC Internazionale and the Catalan club. Besides being completely unfounded, the presumed deal seems remote from any logic, even to the eyes of neutral observers. The report is, therefore, groundless.

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He's been a Barca fan since birth

[adriano10]

Relax with this report, Inter's website has already posted Moratti's comments. As it was suggested, this is just the Spanish Media at their usual poor, unethical standards.

Moratti said one healdine makes untruths and he's right... until something comes from a reliable and most important, an official source...i'm not getting worried... although atm, after reading Maicon's comments, I'm praying Ibra stays

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Relax with this report, Inter's website has already posted Moratti's comments. As it was suggested, this is just the Spanish Media at their usual poor, unethical standards.

Moratti said one healdine makes untruths and he's right... until something comes from a reliable and most important, an official source...i'm not getting worried... although atm, after reading Maicon's comments, I'm praying Ibra stays

How long have you been an Inter supporter? I wouldn't let anything that comes out of the media worry you.

Dopo il brusco risveglio per i tifosi neroazzurri, con le dichiarazioni di Maicon alla 'Gazzetta dello Sport' ("voglio andare via, come Kakà"), nel pomeriggio ci pensa il procuratore del brasiliano, Antonio Caliendo, a fare da 'pompiere' in una situazione complessa. Caliendo, ha smentito le parole del suo assistito, dichiarando a Sky Sport 24: "Nego assolutamente che Maicon abbia chiesto di andare via dall'Inter, ha un affetto particolare per l'Inter e per il suo presidente, che lo ha voluto a tutti i costi. Credo invece che esista qualcuno voglia mettere fuoco sulla benzina. Maicon ha dichiarato che vuole rimanere: a volte i campioni sanno che danno tutto e quindi si aspettano qualche attenzione in più".
Parole importanti, dunque, quelle di Caliendo, che tranquillizzano i tifosi interisti. Il procuratore del Colosso, inoltre, aggiunge: "Per quello che mi compete non ho mai preteso aumenti di stipendio o mi sono mai interessato di quello che fanno gli altri. Qualcuno ha anche scritto che Maicon sarebbe invidioso di Ibra, non è assolutamente vero. I due sono grandi amici e quindi non vedo motivo di scrivere certe cose. Il Real Madrid? Sarà l'Inter ad interpellarmi, non c'è motivo di parlare ora di squadre eventualmente interessate".

[adriano10]

My whole life I've been an Interista, I was a proud sufferer in the 90s haha...

I just shit my calzoni when the window begins to open - the worst situation, losing both Ibra and Maicon, makes me cringe...even after reading your response.... I know 90% of world football media at this time of the year is complete and utter bull, but there's often SOME truth in SOME stories...

I hope we keep them both, because surely Jose will work some magic in Europe soon... fingers crossed anyway!

[a1079978]

Im not an Inter supporter but i hope for the sake of Italian football we dont lose maicon and Ibra. After losing Kaka, losing these two would really take what ever sting is left in Italian football right out. How will these clubs have a chane in Europe if all the big time players are sold. It seems as though serie a is dying.

[El Phenomeno]

Really Hope Ibra comes to Barca...And also that Eto'o stays

IbraEto'o

Damn what a deadly Combination......