Inter is in Beijing to prepare for the Italian Super Cup derby at Bird’s Nest Stadium tomorrow.
Inter has long been interested in Tevez and sent Sports Director Marco Branca (blue shirt) to contact him when the Argentine striker was vacationing in Sardegna, Italy on July 20.
Man City is said to have offered Inter to use Eto’o plus 5 million euros in exchange for Carlos Tevez.
Letting go of the two pillars of the generation that won the great treble in the 2009-2010 season, as an anonymous figure in Inter’s board of directors revealed to Goal, is part of Moratti’s plan to reduce the burden.
“Inter wants Tevez, but doesn’t want to pay 45 million euros for him.
This character also denied rumors that Inter wanted to sell Eto’o – the main striker who scored 37 goals and had 15 assists last season – just because he disagreed with new coach Gasperini.
Inter is ready to let two pillars leave because they cannot afford the salary burden of both.
Man City actually has no intention of buying more strikers, after successfully recruiting Aguero from Atletico Madrid.
Having won the Champions League three times with Barca and then Inter, Eto’o has the experience that Man City desperately needs when preparing to participate in Europe’s number one club-level playground.
Meanwhile, Inter has prepared a replacement for Maicon by spending 3.5 million euros to buy another Brazilian right-back, Jonathan, from the new Copa Libertadores champions, FC Santos.
Minh Kha