Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard continues to voice his doubts over the addition of Mallorca striker Samuel Eto`o to his squad, admitting that a price tag of £15million is too expensive.
A deal has been agreed in principal between the two clubs for the Cameroon international, although Real Madrid own half the rights to the striker and would need to either give their consent for the transfer or pay 11m euros to Mallorca by the end of the week.
Yet while Barca have also agreed personal terms with Eto`o, Rijkaard began raising questions over the transfer at the weekend.
And the Dutch manager has now cast a further shadow over the deal by insisting he needs more time to talk
things over with the board.
"22million euros for Eto`o is a lot of money," Rijkaard told Marca.
"It is important to study this theme with the board.
"When a situation presents itself in the market you have to value it but now I prefer to talk of the players that we have and not those that could come," he added.
Meanwhile, Barca vice-president Ferran Soriano has urged Real Madrid to act sensibly with regards to their role in the player`s future.
"They have the key in the case of Eto`o," Soriano explained.
"It is Real Madrid that must value if they want to follow in this way or use common sense and let the footballer play for Barca."
