Inter Milan have moved to deny
rumours that they have agreed to sell Zlatan Ibrahimovic to
Barcelona in exchange for Samuel Eto'o.
The Swedish striker is thought to be seeking an exit from the
San Siro this summer with a move to Barca most strongly mooted,
while a switch to Real Madrid has also been suggested.
The speculation intensified last week when Inter president
Massimo Moratti was spotted having dinner with Barca supremo Joan
Laporta.
Barcelona-based newspaper El Mundo Deportivo took matters one
step further when they announced that the Italian champions had
accepted the Catalan's bid of 10million Euros plus Eto'o, something
the Nerazzurri have strenuously denied.
"During the transfer window, a headline in a newspaper is enough
to transform groundless rumours into truth," an Inter statement
said.
"This is what has happened today after the article published in
Barcelona newspaper El Mundo Deportivo about a presumed deal
between Inter and the Catalan club.
"Besides being completely unfounded, the presumed deal seems
remote from any logic, even to the eyes of neutral observers.
"The report is, therefore groundless."