Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto'o have switched clubs, to FC Barcelona and Inter Milan respectively. Zlatan scored 25 goals with Inter, leading Serie A while Eto'o scored 30 and finished second in La Liga.
When considering this move at first, it just seems the two clubs swapped their most prolific strikers so they each could have a change of scenery. They scored similar amounts of goals, and the two players are only a year apart in age.
And then you realize that Inter Milan will get 46 million on top of receiving Eto'o (or so I've heard, I haven't been able to confirm this. I apologize if this is completely wrong). I consider Eto'o to be the more prolific scorer of the two. He also scored six times last year for the title winners in the Champions League, Zlatan scored only once. I also think Eto'o is the better all around player. So why Inter is getting money in addition to the better player (in my opinion) is beyond me.
Also, I see that Manchester City have finally had the sense to invest in their defense. They bought Kolo Toure from Arsenal today for a cool 16 million pounds.
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June 19, 2009
Ronaldo > Zlatan Ibrahimovic > Kaka??
According to an official from inside the club, Inter Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is better than Kaka, but not Ronaldo, meaning that if he were to be transferred, Inter would not accept a fee that was less than Kaka's. He is a very skilled player who led Italy's Serie A in scoring last year with 25 goals (Kaka had 16 from a midfield position and was AC Milan's leading scorer). Most people would claim that Kaka, a former FIFA world player of the year winner, is the better player. I'm not sure what Inter is playing at here. Maybe they're trying to make a dig at their cross-town rivals by claiming that Ibrahimovic is better than one of their best former players. Who knows.
According to this article, Ibrahimovic has attracted from Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona, and the first two clubs certainly have deep pockets with which to sign players. I personally don't know how much he's worth, but anyone who can do this is worth a fair amount of money in my book:
According to this article, Ibrahimovic has attracted from Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona, and the first two clubs certainly have deep pockets with which to sign players. I personally don't know how much he's worth, but anyone who can do this is worth a fair amount of money in my book:
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