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Roma To Test Barça With Eto'o Bid
Roma are set to test Barcelona and Samuel Eto'o by making a €25m bid for the player along with a contract worth €6m-a-year as they look to prise him away from Camp Nou.
After a summer of speculation surrounding the Cameroonian striker, a solution may now be only days away with the Giallorossi preparing to make their move, according to Sport.
Eto'o returned from an extended holiday intent on answering his critics in Catalunya after the board members and coach Pep Guardiola had gone public with their desire to sell him.
In his first few days back, the former Real Mallorca star insisted that he would only leave for the right offer and details emerged that he was demanding between €8m and €10m per season.
That appeared to be prohibitive with the majority of interested parties pulling out, while Barça's asking price of €30m was also too steep for many.
But Roma have money after the sale of Mancini to Inter and are intent on making a star signing this summer and have identified Eto'o as a player that could help them in Serie A and the Champions League.
An opening gambit of €25m will bring the Blaugrana to the negotiating table, while €6m-per-season has already attracted the interest of Eto'o's agent, José María Mesalles.
Whether a move to Roma appeals will be down to how well Eto'o performs with Barça on their trip to the United States, because he is not keen to leave the club.
His departure would also force Barcelona to make a move for a new striker, but with the majority of their summer targets vowing not to move that could be a factor too.
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