Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola used his first press conference of the pre-season this Monday to praise striker Samuel Eto'o. Barcelona, who won a domestic and European treble last season, want to use Eto'o as part of a deal to bring Inter Milan center forward Zlatan Ibrahimovich to the club. However, despite Barcelona trying to force Eto'o to accept a move to Italy, Guardiola was full of praise for the 29-year-old Cameroon international, who opened the scoring in last season's Champions League final against Manchester United 'Eto'o is a marvelous footballer,' said Guardiola from the press room at the Camp Nou stadium. 'There are no footballing reasons for us wanting him to leave, because he is an extraordinary player and it would be impossible for us to have any complaints in that sense,' he explained. Guardiola also ruled out a personality clash as the reason for not wanting Eto'o. 'His personality makes him the player that he is, but after winning all that we have won, I think the time has come to change some players and it is the coach who decides who he wants to play in the team.' 'The best thing for Barcelona would be for Eto'o to leave. The reason is mine, I think that we have to change,' insisted Guardiola, who added that the striker would not be the only player to be shown the door. 'It is not just him, but other players as well,' he said. However, the Barcelona coach was not willing to speculate on whether or not Ibrahimovich would finally arrive at the club. 'He is still an Inter player and everything is complicated. at the end of the day it is not my decision, but that of the Technical Secretary and the Directors,' commented Guardiola. 