Twice a year when the transfer window opens, the soccer world goes wild with players changing clubs and soccer newspapers and websites around the world speculating about the latest superstars playing the game of chairs. musicals.
While some big-name transfers, such as the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United to Real Madrid, finally reached their long-awaited conclusions, one transfer caught my eye this season. The one of the passage of Zlatan Ibrahimovic from the Italian champion Inter Milan to the Spanish and champion of the Champions League Barcelona, with Samuel Eto’o in the opposite direction.
Now, Ibrahimovic is not a bad player and in his day he may be one of the best players on the planet. But in my opinion, it hasn’t lived up to its massive hype. Who can forget the 2 Champions League games against Manchester United last season where he was practically anonymous?
Samuel Eto’o, on the other hand, has proven to be one of the world’s deadliest forwards. At just 28 years old, he has his best years ahead of him and, unlike Ibrahimovic, he does not drown on the big stage. Don’t forget, it was his goal in last season’s Champions League final that put Barcelona on the road to victory.
In addition to the player exchange, Inter Milan also received a transfer fee of 45 million euros. I have no idea how it was done, but Inter coach José Mourinho must surely have negotiated the best deal of the season. Or does Barcelona know something that we don’t? Only time will tell.