Eto’o strikes it rich

Inter Milan has reportedly reached a deal with Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala for the transfer of striker Samuel Eto’o, a deal that should make the Cameroon international the highest paid soccer player in the world. After several days of negotiations, Italian media reported Sunday that the two clubs agreed on a transfer fee of $38.9 million and that the deal will be formalized today. Anzhi is expected to give Eto’o a three-year contract worth $28.8 million per season, surpassing the estimated $17.3 million that Cristiano Ronaldo earns at Real Madrid and the $15.1 million that Lionel Messi is paid by Barcelona. Anzhi, from the southern Russian province of Dagestan, is owned by billionaire oil tycoon Suleiman Kerimov. –AP