Atletico Madrid to land Eto`o this week (13.07.2004)
tribalfootball.com
Atletico Madrid are expected to sign Real Mallorca striker Samuel Eto`o this week.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez intends to buy-out Mallorca`s 50 per cent share of Eto`o`s registration and immediately loan him to Madrid rivals Atletico for the new season.
The deal is already in the advanced stages, with Atletico coach Caesar Ferrando preparing to include Eto`o
in his InterToto Cup line-up.
Perez chose to orchestrate the complicated transfer as he regards Eto`o as a future galactico and was aware that Barcelona had agreed personal terms with the Cameroon ace last month.
To keep Eto`o away from Real`s bitter rivals, Perez decided to sign the player outright and loan him to Atletico. Real Madrid couldn`t keep Eto`o themselves this season because of his non-EU status.
