Off you go: Anzhi has have told Samuel Eto’o he can leave (Picture: Getty)

Newcastle United have been offered a cut-price deal for Samuel Eto’o as Anzhi try to offload the world’s highest-paid footballer.

Anzhi made history when they announced the £17million arrival of Eto’o from Inter Milan in 2011, handing him a whopping £350,000-a-week contract.

However, with the Russian club announcing that they are slashing their budget by 60 per cent this week, the 32-year-old has been told he must find a new club.

Italian sides Napoli and Genoa are already thought to have contacted Anzhi to discuss a deal, while his agent is keen to get him a transfer to the Premier League.


Keen: Joe Kinnear is considering bagging Eto’o (Picture: Getty)

According to reports in Russia, Chelsea are known to hold a fleeting interest in the player but Newcastle have been formally offered the chance to sign Eto’o for a nominal fee.



Magpies sporting director Joe Kinnear is yet to respond to the offer, but it’s thought the transfer would involve a fee of around £5million while the Cameroon ace would take a significant drop in wages if he was to accept a switch to St James’ Park.

The proposal will entice Kinnear, who is desperate to win over supporters with a big-name striker, but he has been frustrated in his attempts to add depth up front.

Loic Remy has arrived on loan from QPR, but deals for Bafetimbi Gomis and Darrent Bent have stalled, and look like going nowhere.

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