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I Still Want Eto'o, Not Benzema - Galliani
Adriano Galliani has revealed that his dream is to sign Samuel Eto'o for AC Milan and also ruled any possibility of the club making an approach of Karim Benzema. The Rossoneri's vice president still wants to see Barcelona's Cameroonian forward playing for his club, despite a failed attempt to sign him during the summer. When the Blaugrana announced that Eto'o could leave, Galliani travelled to the Catalan capital to open talks and although they did not succeed, he still wants the player. "If I could, then I would sign Eto'o," Sport quote him as saying. "In the summer I went to Barcelona, they asked for €50 million and I quickly returned to Milan." Galliani then ruled out the Italian giants from entering what will be a heavyweight contest to sign Benzema from Lyon next summer, as he believes the player is overpriced. "Benzema is a good player, but is very expensive and will stay where he is. There are so many player that want to join Milan that we can be selective," the Milan director explained. "He is a great forward, young and strong, but he does not interest us and we do not want to bother Lyon."

No Operaton For Huntelaar
Ajax captain Klaas Jan Huntelaar will not undergo an operation on his torn ankle tendon. After deliberating with medics, the 25-year-old Holland striker has opted to let the ankle heal naturally rather than go under the knife. He is expected to be sidelined until the winter break, whereas surgery would have kept him out of action for around three months. The former Heerenveen frontman sustained the problem during the 5-2 Eredivisie win over Sparta Rotterdam on November 9.


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