Barca may trade Eto'o for Ibra

Internazionale striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic could move to Barcelona in a swap deal involving Samuel Eto'o.
Reports have claimed that Barca president Joan Laporta met his Inter counterpart Massimo Moratti earlier this week to discuss potential transfer business.
Barca are rumoured to have pinpointed Ibrahimovic as the club's major summer signing, while Moratti is keen to bring Eto'o to the Giuseppe Meazza.
Ibrahimovic's agent Mino Raiola admits the Swedish striker could be tempted to leave Inter in favour of a move to Camp Nou.
Possibilities
"There are possibilities that Ibra could go to Barcelona to replace Eto'o, but the two clubs must find an agreement," Raiola told TV station Antenna 3.
"And, in that case, we would evaluate the proposal."
Speaking on Thursday, Ibrahimovic suggested he would not be pushing for a move away from Inter in the summer, despite the change of coach.
He told Gazzetta dello Sport: "After two Scudettos, I want to win the Champions League. I'm still happy."
Inter sacked Roberto Mancini on Thursday and former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is widely expected to take over the Serie A champions.
Moratti is keen to provide the new coach with big signings and Eto'o is one of several potential targets for Inter.

Primera Liga: Pique living Barca 'dream'

BARCELONA- Gerard Pique has described his return to Barcelona from Manchester United as a "dream come true".

The 21-year-old rejoined the Catalan giants on Tuesday after agreeing a four-year deal with the club he left in 2004 at the age of 17 to join United.

"It is a dream to return to Barca," he told Barca TV.

"When I left I thought it would be very difficult to come back and now my dream has come true."

Pique arrives at the Nou Camp as a European champion after his club won the Champions League last week, and the young Catalan admitted he was now keen to repeat his success with the club he has supported since childhood.

"As a player you grow a lot, personally and in a footballing sense," he said of his time in Manchester.

"In this last aspect you learn a lot just by being surrounded by players of such a high level.

"With Manchester United we won the Champions League, which is an unforgettable experience and one which I would like to repeat in a Barca shirt."

Finally he declared that there was only club he would have left England for, despite the fact that he had made 12 appearances for the English Premier League side in four seasons.

"Barca was the first and only option," he said. "Once Barca and United reached an agreement everything was very simple."

Pique becomes the second player to join Barca this summer following the arrival of Seydou Keita from Sevilla on Monday.

Real Madrid: Calderon seeks to heal United rift

MADRID - Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon insists the Spanish champions are not trying to unsettle the Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo.
Madrid's lengthy pursuit of Ronaldo has angered United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, with the Scot last week accusing the Spaniards of having "no morals".
Matters reached a head earlier on Tuesday when United revealed they may report Madrid to FIFA over their public pursuit of Ronaldo.
"Manchester United has watched with growing irritation the comments attributed to Real Madrid over their alleged desire to sign Cristiano Ronaldo," read a statement on club website www.manutd.com.
"The club will have no alternative but to report Real Madrid to the world governing body, FIFA, if it continues to behave in this totally unacceptable fashion."
Madrid reacted swiftly to United's strongly-worded statement, with Calderon adamant his club have acted correctly.
"We haven't interfered in Manchester United's contractual agreement with Cristiano Ronaldo," Calderon said on Tuesday night.
"It is a shame that Manchester, a club with which we have excellent relations, is annoyed, because Real Madrid have nothing to do with that aspect."
Calderon also claimed Madrid have not been in contact with the Portugal winger.
"Real Madrid have never negotiated with players under contract and we will not do that, because we wouldn't like it if others did it with our players," he said.
The Madrid president believes his side's pursuit of Ronaldo has been blown out of proportion by the Spanish and English press.
"The media have fed this problem and we are not going to get into a conflict with Manchester, who are a club we consider to be our friend, and one with which we hope to continue enjoying a good relationship," added Calderon, who revealed he hopes to speak to United chief executive David Gill to clear up the matter.
"I am going to personally speak with David Gill because I want to clear this up with him and assure him that we are not going to influence any player to break a contractual relationship," he said.
"There is no 'Ronaldo case' and I regret, in the name of Real Madrid, any discomfort this may have caused.
"Our posture in this case is the same as the rest of the teams when there are players under contract."
However, the 57 year-old did not rule out signing the United forward at some point in the future.
"If the team decides to sell the player, that's another thing," he said.
"What is occurring is a problem between the player and his team."