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Eto'o rejects Man City link

ESPN staff
August 5, 2011
Samuel Eto'o has said he would like to play in England before the end of his career © PA Photos
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Inter Milan striker Samuel Eto'o has moved to distance himself from a move to Manchester City by insisting he has no problem with new coach Gian Piero Gasperini.

Eto'o has been discussed as a potential makeweight in any deal to bring Carlos Tevez, who is desperate to leave City for family reasons, to the San Siro. Tevez has been seen shaking hands with Inter director Marco Branca, fuelling speculation he is set to move to Serie A.

Reports suggest Inter will need to raise funds by selling Eto'o or Wesley Sneijder before launching a bid for the Argentina striker.

But Eto'o looks set to stay with Inter after rejecting reports of a bust-up with Gasperini over the team's formation.

He told inter.it: "I have never had any sort of argument with Gasperini. The only things we spoke about in Pinzolo [the summer training camp] were technical matters and tactics, which is a perfectly normal thing for a coach and a player to do - especially when they haven't been working together for very long and are still getting to know each other.

"They have to understand the technical and tactical requirements that are in the best interests of the team."

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