A club official told this website that they expect the Cameroon
international to pen a short-term contract this week to allow him
to appear in the Asian Champions League.
The transfer is reported to make Eto'o one of the highest earning
players in the world if he accepts and his arrival in Uzbekistan -
originally supposed to be just for promotional purposes - has
pushed the deal even closer.
"He is is Tashkent and will sign a contract tomorrow," the Kuruvchi
official told Goal.com. "He will sign for three or six months, we
will have to see about that.
"It is a big signing in the world of football and, of course, for
all people in Uzbekistan. He will play in the Asian Champions
League and then we will see."
Eto'o has been told that he is no
longer part of Barcelona's plans and along with the usual list of
big name clubs aspiring to sign him was one unusual offer.
According to reports, the striker was offered the chance to become
one of the best paid footballers ever with a contract worth €40m on
the table if he chose to go to Uzbekistan.
L'Equipe have quoted the club as denying that the amount is that
high, but confirming that a bid had been made and it was now
down to the player to choose.
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