by Reg » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:53 pm
Barcelona are understandly happy with the new frontline but it also means the Reds wont be buying him either. Taken from the FC Barcelona website:
FC Barcelona Fire AC Milan - 25th June 2007
FC Barcelona has sent out strong word to Italy about the futility of continuing the chase to sign Samuel Eto'o.
In response to renewed attempts by the Rossoneri to snatch Barca's strike-star, Samuel Eto'o from Camp Nou, FC Barcelona Vice-President, Ferran Soriano has sent an instant reply to his opposite counterpart in AC Milan, Vice-President Adriano Galliani and to the rest of the AC Milan team and Management Board. Soriano declared for the umpteenth time that:
Eto’o has made up his mind to stay with us here in Barcelona and we have made up our minds to keep him. There's no turning back on this. We are finalising a perfect strategy to see both Eto'o and Henry play side by side. Eto'o will stay with us here in Barcelona and I am saying this with all certainty and assurance.
AC Milan have been very eager to sign Samuel Eto'o after the Rossoneri declared they were out to get one major world class striker to play alongside their attack, comprising the likes of Filipo Inzaghi, in order to ensure they retain their UEFA glory next season. Milan Vice-President, Adriano Galliani has been obssessed with the thought of bringing FC Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o to Milan, which he has declared as a priority and affirmed recently that:
Although Barcelona are not selling any of their star players right now, we shall not relent in our efforts to get Eto'o. No, we shall not give up.
Many top English Premiership clubs like Arsenal FC, Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea FC have all shown great interest in the African goal merchant, Samuel Eto'o, but on sensing Camp Nou will be very unwilling to release Eto'o, the clubs mellowed their efforts, bowing out one after the other. Now, with recent declarations from Ferran Soriano, Galliani's mission remains ever so impossible to achieve.