"A Milan emissary is due to go to Barca's Nou Camp offices in the next few days with a cheque in his hand," Marca indicated, adding the offer could resolve Barca's headache of how to play Eto'o alongside new signing Thierry Henry in an attack also containing Leo Messi and Ronaldinho.

Milan have been pondering a raid on Barca over the summer, with club administrator delegate Adriano Galliani trying to arrange the signing of Ronaldinho in a swap deal for fellow Brazilian Kaka.

With Kaka, also a Real Madrid target, staying put, Eto'o is now top of the list of desired new names for the "rossoneri".

Galliani is on record as saying that the Italians are determined to land a "great champion" and named his top five as Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Chelsea's Didier Drogba and his clubmate and former Milan star Andrei Shevchenko, as well as Alexandre Pato of Brazilian side Porto Alegre.

Barcelona chairman Joan Laporta insisted on June 19 that Dutch coach Frank Rijkaard, Ronaldinho and Eto'o, who together landed the 2006 Champions League, would stay with the Catalan club despite a barren season and then the arrival of Henry from Arsenal.

Former Barca coach Johan Cruyff said earlier this month he believed there was no room for Henry, Eto'o, Ronaldinho and Messi on the pitch at the same time.