Samuel Eto'o

[Steagles 70]

As far as Eto'o as a player, I say no. In terms of wages, I have no idea what to think in terms of Pounds. I've only ever considered salaries in terms of US Dollars. What would a general wage be for a player of his age and productivity in Pounds? Where does that compare to what we think he is commanding?

[Sheva. 5,373]

I think is every year if I'm not wrong.

2 years.

[Fulham Broadway 16,894]

As far as Eto'o as a player, I say no. In terms of wages, I have no idea what to think in terms of Pounds. I've only ever considered salaries in terms of US Dollars. What would a general wage be for a player of his age and productivity in Pounds? Where does that compare to what we think he is commanding?

He's 32 and on 300k pw which is mad. That said Jose knows him very well, to the point where he got him to play RB for Barca

A loan for a season would be good -definitely got goals in him....

[Special Juan 27,439]

Unbelievable player in his pomp at bar a and also at inter Milan. That goal at the bridge for inter I can still hear now as that ball clinks the net from a sneijder through ball.

[Toli 977]

nowhere near the old etoo+ earning silly wages. keep the fingers away for him. would've either paid 60 m for cavani than high wages to etoo.

[Tomo 21,733]

It's all boils down to the wages really, as a player i would say why not, lets be honest Falcao and Cavani have gone, Rooney is 50/50 i would have him, he may be 32 but it doesn't mean he's crap.

As for the wages like someone else said above give him a 2/3 year deal and split his yearly Anzhi wages in that with a little signing on fee (something that would be possible if we get him for free) then why not, no one will pay him as much as they do in Russia, so if he wants to leave, then he will have to accept that.

Jose got him to accept playing second fiddle to Milito at Inter (in terms off playing at right mid to accomodate the Argentinian) so if we for some reason had a injury crisis in the 3 behind the forward he could cover there.

He may not be the player he was at Barca, but the limited time i did watch him last term (mainly in the Europa League) he looked like he could still offer something and imo still has a couple of years in him yet.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

@tancredipalmeri

Eto'o should have the ok to leave Anzhi for free, according to tomorrow edition of Gazzetta

[yuvala 2,167]

Did anyone actually watch him play recently?..

It makes sense that he's not that good now, since he's playing for Anzhi and he's 32, but I dunno ..

[DYC. 7,542]

Samu is the true definition of a football legend but this would be too risky if you ask me. Think he's reached the point in his career where he can't perform consistently, at this level, due to a lack of motivation and fitness (age), think Drogba in his final two seasons. Some great performances but also more than a few frustrating ones.

Either we go for a quality striker in his prime (still think Dzeko would be great if the Rooney deal doesn't go through, but City just won't let him go it seems) or just stick to with what we have. For me that is.

[Jype 6,398]

Should he be available on a free transfer with a two year contract on £100-150k a week in wages we could do a lot worse than him.

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

I'm just worried that since he's hidden away in Russia no one actually knows of he's any good anymore.

[Jype 6,398]

I'm just worried that since he's hidden away in Russia no one actually knows of he's any good anymore.

He's scored 36 goals in 71 appearances for Anzhi and also has 14 assists. In the league he has 25 goals in 51 games so his stats are quite good no matter how we look at them. He's definitely not the player he was in 2008-2011 when he was arguably one of the best strikers in the world but I don't believe for a second that Jose and the board would even entertain the idea of signing him if he wasn't good anymore. It's not like the Russian Premier Division is like the Chinese league where players go only to make a shitload of money and no one knows what goes on in there, the football there is actually pretty high level and there's good coverage around the world so I'm sure the scouts and management know what their investing the club's money into if they decide to go for Eto'o.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Samu is the true definition of a football legend but this would be too risky if you ask me. Think he's reached the point in his career where he can't perform consistently, at this level, due to a lack of motivation and fitness (age), think Drogba in his final two seasons. Some great performances but also more than a few frustrating ones.

Either we go for a quality striker in his prime (still think Dzeko would be great if the Rooney deal doesn't go through, but City just won't let him go it seems) or just stick to with what we have. For me that is.

But think of the shirt-sales my man! The shirt sales!!

[termninja 5,290]

If we can't bring Rooney, go for Eto'o for sure if Jose planned to have 4 strikers without anyone actually leaving. Yeah he's 32, but we could get him for cheap or nothing. He would give a decent season, give some shirt sales but also create more space in the 1st team for Lukaku unlike Rooney. At 32 years of age, this may be the last season he can give on a world class level so he would be highly motivated, especially under Jose.

Sure, it wouldn't be a ground braking transfer, but Samuel is a cracking player, that is for sure. Decent backup plan if Rooney transfer doesn't happen.

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

If free, sign him up.

Is it just me being silly to feel a lil bit like cheating on Drogba if we sign Eto'o?

[hjperdeath 2,226]

If free, sign him up.

Is it just me being silly to feel a lil bit like cheating on Drogba if we sign Eto'o?

how exactly is it cheating?

[Johnny Kills 164]

how exactly is it cheating?

An African striker who's past it that was unplayable at their peak and loves Jose

[Kezza 1,965]

how exactly is it cheating?

I think what he means is letting drogba go because of his age only to bring in a similar player, in terms of age, fitness and possibly wage demands