Eto'o demands $4.4M from former club Barcelona
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Samuel Eto'o has stunned European champions Barcelona by reportedly asking for an extra $4.4 million payoff following his summer switch to Inter Milan.
The Cameroon striker has cited a Spanish league law which states that a player sold between two clubs in that country has the right to 15 percent of the transfer fee, according to Britain's Daily Telegraph.
While the 28-year-old moved to Italy, there is a legal precedent in that Deportivo Coruna were ordered by a court to pay Albert Luque $3.1 million in February 2008 following his $20.7 million switch to English club Newcastle.
La Liga champions Barcelona, however, are standing firm and insist that the rule only applies between Spanish clubs, the Telegraph reported, and that in any case it would be Inter who are liable for any payment.
Eto'o, who scored more than 30 goals last season as Barca completed a historic treble, moved to the San Siro for a $29.5 million fee while Inter's Zlatan Ibrahimovic went to the Nou Camp in a $68 million transfer.
His haggling over the allegedly due money continues his somewhat acrimonious relationship with the Catalan giants. >>>Read More
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