Posts Tagged ‘Zlatan Ibrahimovic’
On the 29th November 2009 FC Barcelona is once again playing against Real Madrid at their home ground, Camp Nou. The game is called “El Clásico” and is played twice every season, the second game will be in April 2010. The Clásico term came about in the mid-2000s, and is originally a name for any historical South American footballing rivalry. Earlier this year, FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta confirmed that there was an agreement in principle between Barcelona and the Italian club, Internazionale (Inter) for the 28 year old Swedish born player Zlatan Ibrahimović to join Barca in exchange for Samuel Eto’o, plus a fee. On the 26th July Zlatan arrived to Barcelona, he was welcomed and presented to a crowd of over 60,000 people at Camp Nou the day after. He signed a 5-year contract for €46 million and the exchange of Eto’o (valued at €20 million). Zlatan currently earns an annual salary of €9.5 million. The tickets for these rivalry games between Barca and Real Madrid sell out extremely quickly and they are very expensive, often hundereds of euro per ticket. Almost everyone would agree that going to one of the ”El Clásico” games is unforgettable. The strong tension between the two teams and the sold out arena (110.000 people) truly makes it an experience of a lifetime. Book your ticket today!
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Its final then. The time has come. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the 6ft 3in Swedish striker for Inter Milan has consolidated the transfer and moved to FC Barcelona for a 5 year contract. The 40million euro transfer has come after months of speculation and talk that Zlatan, aptly named “the beast” would move after a 3 year spell at the Italian super-club.
It is an exchange, with Samuel Eto’o moving to Inter in return for Ibrahimovic and 40mil, which in my opinion is madness. Such a deal means that both teams prosper magnificantly as both world-class players were top scorers in their respective leagues. Eto’s helped Barca on to win a Copa del Rey crown, two Champions League trophies, two Spanish Supercopas and three Liga titles, which sets a high precident for the Swedish giant who is currently sporting a chronic knee injury which could offer problems in the near future. Will Barca go from strength to strength? Or will the new dynamic shatter the teams synergy?
Ibrahimovic proudly states that “Barca has an historic tradition. Everyone wants to be part of this great club, they’ve made history and I want to be part of that history.” and Eto’o is happy with the move saying that “At Inter I am starting a new chapter and starting from zero. I am happy with this new adventure and hope everything goes well. I won a lot at Barcelona and I hope to do so in these colours.”
We have no doubt that Eto’o will continue to work miracles, and equally that ‘Ibracadabra’ can live up to his name and work the same magic for FC Barcelona as he did for Nerazzurri.
