Samuel Eto'o wants more money to move to Manchester City from Barcelona

Samuel Eto'o wants a massive golden handshake from Barcelona or his megabucks move to Manchester City is off.

Eto'o is not content with becoming the best-paid player in British football on more than £10million-a-year - he is now looking for up to HALF his £30m transfer.

The Cameroon striker's lawyer Josep Maria Mesalles has told Barca his client will stay unless he is paid off with a share of the king-sized fee.

Mesalles has even called a press conference for today when he is happy to announce Eto'o will stay unless they get the deal they want to leave Spain.

Mesalles warned the Champions League winners they would not get the sale they need and said: "If there is not a 180-degree turnaround then he will stay with Barcelona."

Eto'o and his adviser are in the ideal position to give Barca a squeeze and they know it. The African ace is a free agent in a year and the Catalans want to sell him now at a breathtaking price.

Barca president Joan Laporta is desperate for Eto'o to go as he needs money for new signings - with bids for Valencia's David Villa and possibly Liverpool's Javier Mascherano in his 'to do' list.

Now Laporta will have to settle up with Eto'o today or risk the sale falling through - with City refusing to get involved or put their hands in their pockets to make the move happen quicker.

Eto'o knows this is his final payday and also feels Barca have had good value from him. The club are making a tidy sum when he could be the sole winner a year from now when he becomes the most wanted free agent on the planet.

If Eto'o gets his way with a pay-off as high as £13-15m, he will have netted an outrageous amount of money.

But City know it is still good value for them as they bid to gatecrash the race for honours.

Arsenal defender Kolo Toure is the next player in City'sights - and Arsene Wenger has already lined up Stuttgart defender Serdar Tasci as his replacement.

The Gunners are believed to have opened negotiations with the Bundesliga club about a possible deal for the highlyrated 22-year-old.

City boss Mark Hughes moved in for Toure in January but was knocked back by Arsenal, who did not want to lose him mid-season.

But Toure's contract expires next summer, Wenger will lose him for six weeks for the African Nations Cup in January and the Ivory Coast international is known to be unsettled at the Emirates.

Toure, who struggled to get into the Arsenal team at times last season, is aware that City are willing to offer him a lucrative four-year deal at Eastlands to become the latest addition to their stellar cast.

Tasci, meanwhile, is a tough, consistent performer who has already featured for Germany and can play at either centrehalf or right-back.

Born in Esslingen, of Turkish parents, he is also being looked at by other top clubs.

He said last night: "I'm flattered that clubs like Arsenal, AC Milan and Juventus have had their eye on me in the past.

"But I'm not getting carried away. I'm focused on Stuttgart and looking to return to action following a knee injury."

Stuttgart face a Champions League play-off to go into the group stages but Wenger will want to seal a deal before then to ensure Tasci is not cup-tied.

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