City's bid for Eto'o accepted

That crazy gang at Man City have done it again, this time with an GBP25 million bid for Samuel Eto'o, which, if it goes through, could see the Cameroon striker earn an audacious GBP250,000 a week!

So far, reports quoting Eto'o's agent say the striker will turn it down despite the possibility to gross GBP12 million a year. But in the world we live in, anything can happen and there are just as many reports out there that claim Eto'o is set to sign a deal with City.

Nonetheless, one wonders if there's any semblance of sanity at the City camp. They've already signed on Roque Santa Cruz and are expected to seal an agreement with Carlos Tevez in the coming weeks. That means, plus Robinho and Eto'o, City would have four world class strikers. And if for some reason they decided to keep Craig Bellamy, that makes it five strikers.

Five strikers. What on earth is Mark Hughes planning to do with five strikers? These aren't your run of the mill strikers, mind you. These are expensive talented strikers with even bigger egos. Try to bench them and you'll find them requesting for a transfer come January. And please don't bother telling Bellamy he's not as good as the other four. He might swing a golf stick at you.

But on a more serious note, how will Hughes decided which striker gets to play considering they're among the best in the world and leaving them on the bench would be stupidest thing to do. Well, signing all four of them is the stupidest thing to do. Keeping half of them on the bench would be the second stupidest thing to do.

There's always the possibility Sparky may choose to play some of them in different positions. But that too is rather stupid.

So where will he play them? Even if we assume Tevez has a change of heart and goes to Chelsea, City would still have four strikers. Ok, let's say Bellamy gets the boot. We've still got three world class strikers. What's Sparky going to do? Play three strikers the way Barcelona does?

Maybe. But Barcelona's three world class strikers are capable of doing what they do because:

a) Messi and Henry can actually operate as wingers
b) they've already got world class midfielders behind them which City most certainly don't have

So what is the real game plan here? It is worth noting that the bid for Eto'o comes not too long after Robinho claimed he wanted Eto'o at City. And if you recall, it was Robinho who also said he wanted Carlos Tevez at Man City.

So is Robinho the one calling all the shots at City? Now, that'll be hilarious if it were true.