Manchester City mega deal for Barcelcona star Samuel Eto'o

Samuel Eto'o will become the best-paid player in Britain when he signs a staggering £200,000-plus-a-week contract with Manchester City.

Barcelona star Eto'o has thrashed out a deal with mega-rich City as part of a £30million transfer which leaves the Premier League's top earners in the shade.

Amazingly he and his prospective team-mates Robinho and Carlos Tevez will form the top-earning trio in the elite - even ahead of Manchester United's titlewinning stars.

Eto'o's move from the Nou Camp to the Blue camp has been discussed for weeks, with the Cameroon striker sorting out accommodation just in case the right terms were agreed. It is an astonishing piece of business by City.

They are paying around £30m to Barca for the African star who is just a year away from the end of his contract .

The 28-year-old's new deal is so lucrative that even Barcelona president Joan Laporta is shocked. "Eto'o has a stratospheric offer from City, which would convert him into the bestpaid player in the world," Laporta said yesterday.

"It's starting to become clear that he has this monster offer. "He wants to stay but an offer like this is very difficult to refuse. If Eto'o accepts we will have to bring in someone.

" Eto'o is the 'name' player that City's wealthy Arab owners craved and now boss Mark Hughes will be under pressure to deliver the club's first trophy in 33 years .

After months of rejections from other superstars - headed by Brazilian Kaka - City have finally found one who would come. Eto'o is already popular with City fans as he scored the first goal in the Champions League win over United - his last goal for the Spanish champions.

His record of 108 goals in 145 games for Barca also suggests City will get some return on their mega-bucks investment.

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