ACTUALITE |
02.05.2005
SAMUEL ETO`O is the stunning £30million summer transfer target for Chelsea.
sundaymirror.co.uk
SAM`S THE MAN : Barca star lined up for £30m transfer
Manager Jose Mourinho has instructed top agent Pini Zahavi to make the first moves to lure the Cameroon star away from Barcelona in a bid to make Chelsea stronger than ever next season. Ironically, while Sir Alex Ferguson has become vexed by Zahavi`s absence - annoyed that it delays the resolution of the Rio Ferdinand contract saga - the agent is understood to have been working on luring Eto`o to Chelsea.
Eto`o, who moved to Barcelona from Real Mallorca last summer, is the man Mourinho believes can provide his team with a more lethal cutting edge - and the Blues boss is ready to break Chelsea`s club record transfer fee to land him.
Since his £18.1m transfer he has scored 21 goals in 32 games for the La Liga champions elect. Eto`o also hit the net against Chelsea when the clubs met in their controversial Champions League first leg in Spain.
The Cameroon striker is considered to have the pace, power and style that would help him thrive in the fierce tempo of the Premiership.
United, Arsenal and Chelsea, before Mourinho`s arrival, examined the prospects of signing him before he joined Barca.
If Chelsea get their man, Ferguson could have more concerns. Barcelona are known to be admirers of Ruud van Nistelrooy.
FRANKLY CHAMPION
FRANK LAMPARD scored two spectacular solo goals to seal Chelsea`s first title for 50 years.
The England midfielder set them on the way to a 2-0 victory with a low shot after 60 minutes at the Reebok Stadium.
And he repeated the dose 15 minutes later to wrap up the championship for Jose Mourinho in his first season as manager.
The triumph is also a reward for owner Roman Abramovich, who was at Bolton to see his £350million investment bear spectacular fruit.
Lampard may have scored the goals but Chelsea also needed goalkeeper Petr Cech at his best to defy Bolton. Now Chelsea, already winners of the Carling Cup, will go in search of a Treble when they visit Liverpool on Tuesday for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.
Southampton rose from the foot of the table to fourth from bottom with a thrilling win over Norwich.
The sides shared six goals in the first half at St Mary`s and the only one after the break came from Henri Camara, who gave Harry Redknapp`s men a priceless victory with an 88th-minute strike.
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