And Hoddle can also forget about signing Cameroon international Samuel Eto'o from Real Mallorca.
Cameroonian Samuel Eto'o, who plays for Inter Milan, and Malian Seydou Keita, complete the five-man shortlist.
Former stars Samuel Eto'o and Brazil's Ronaldinho were also believed to have been monitored in the past.
Goals from Goran Pandev and Samuel Eto'o and a late strike by substitute Jonathan Biabiany sealed the win.
For me Samuel Eto'o is one of the best strikers around and was a very important player for Barcelona.
Only in the closing minutes did Inter threaten with Maicon, striking substitute Samuel Eto'o and Wesley Sneijder going close.
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Samuel Eto'o was repeatedly denied by keeper Thomas Kraft in an open match.
Thierry Henry, Ronaldinho, Carlos Tevez, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Frank Lampard and Samuel Eto'o make up the rest of the top 10.
Samuel Eto'o had put the visitors into a deserved lead after just 15 minutes with a superb low opportunist finish.
The Spain-based duo of Mali striker Frederic Kanoute (Sevilla) and Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona) have also made the cut.
City have also been linked with moves for Carlos Tevez and Samuel Eto'o while Chelsea are expected to spend big, too.
Samuel Eto'o had fired narrowly over the top and Ronaldinho headed inches wide, but Chelsea failed to heed the warning signals.
Cameroon will be without suspended striker Samuel Eto'o but should still be too strong for Cape Verde in Praia on Saturday.
Cameroon had several further chances, before snatching a second on the stroke of half-time with a shot from Real Madrid star Samuel Eto'o.
Its strike trio of Thierry Henry, Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi has 51 goals in the Spanish league and 66 in all competitions.
Anzhi already boasts the world's highest-paid player in the world after taxes (Samuel Eto'o) and the best-paid coach in the game (Guus Hiddink).
The Super Eagles captain is one of the three players shortlisted for the award along with Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o Fils and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba.
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Ronaldinho, Deco, Samuel Eto'o, Gianluca Zambrotta, Lilian Thuram, Xavi and Eidur Gudjohnsen were also among the players who arrived at the Nou Camp for a 9am start.
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o has also been linked to a move away from the Nou Camp and Inter Milan and Tottenham appear keen on the Cameroon international.
"I'm not coming here to be Samuel Eto'o, I'm somebody else, somebody new, but I will try to achieve as much as Eto'o, or even more, " he added.
Some of the world's most identifiable soccer stars, such as Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba and Michael Essien hail from Africa and are feted as heroes across the continent.
Inter may have won the Champions League in 2010, but offloaded star striker Samuel Eto'o to Russian big spenders Anzhi Makhachkala in an attempt to cut their wage bill.
Achille Webo and Samuel Eto were both on the scoresheet for the 'Indomitable Lions' who will set a new African record of six World Cup appearances in South Africa.
Former Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o threatened to leave the field back in February 2006 after being subjected to racist abuse and pelted with bottles during a game against Real Zaragoza.
But their mission became impossible three minutes after the interval when substitute Chidi Odiah was sent off for a late challenge on Samuel Eto'o, resulting in a second yellow card.
Fellow strike partner Samuel Eto'o gave him the chance to run at the heart of the Bayern defense and he left Daniel van Buyten trailing before beating Butt with some ease.
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Chelsea's resilient defense momentarily creaked in the 69th minute when Samuel Eto'o outpaced Alex but his shot was turned away by Cech with an unmarked Henry screaming for a square pass.
Cameroon, the highest ranked African team at the World Cup, were largely disappointing and with star striker Samuel Eto'o playing wide on the right, lacked cutting edge in front of goal.
Newcastle's returning French winger Hatem Ben Arfa had the best chance of the match but saw his effort saved while Anzhi's Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o looked dangerous for the home side.
The film had the desired effect as Barcelona went on to outclass United to become champions of Europe for the third time thanks to goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi.
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