Samuel Eto'o

[The Skipper 20,593]

Eto'o for £2m is a bargain depending if his wages will be alright. I like this but I think we're still waiting to see if Rooney will come before we make this deal official.

[The only place to be 11,313]

There are so many exciting things happening at this club, and Eto'o's signing would not be one of them by any stretch of the imagination but they don't all have to be.

He'll provide a short-term option in a position where we need more of them and by next summer he'll bugger off and we'll have either Lukaku or Rooney as that main guy in all likelihood. Reminds me a lot of the Weah signing of a few years ago. Nothing spectacular but sort of served a purpose for a while and that was about it.

[Pizy 18,401]

So surely one of our striker will be sold if Eto'o is brought in?

I still think we should offer Ba + cash for Suarez. Maybe it'll be easier for Liverpool to part with him after seeing that they can win without him and that Sturridge can indeed lead their line. Ba would give them a different type of striker and they get rid of an unhappy player. Win for both sides.

[Mouri_Matic 560]

The problem is to persuade him to take a quadruple whammy on his wages

Not gonna take less than £150-£200k after taxes I think.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Not gonna take less than £150-£200k after taxes I think.

6m euros a year its the number.

[Wfisheruk 22]

Sky sources:chelsea in talks with Anzhi over transfer off eto'o

[Reddish-Blue 2,350]

So surely one of our striker will be sold if Eto'o is brought in?

I still think we should offer Ba + cash for Suarez. Maybe it'll be easier for Liverpool to part with him after seeing that they can win without him and that Sturridge can indeed lead their line. Ba would give them a different type of striker and they get rid of an unhappy player. Win for both sides.

Liverpool don't need Ba though...he doesn't fit Rodger's style of play.

[drog.ba 239]

Is he still close to as good as he was?

[wisey11zola25 142]

http://footynews24.com/eto-o-to-be-announced-as-a-chelsea-player-3552.html

[Leif 6,006]

It's hard to judge how good he still is considering he's been playing with mostly dogshit players in a dogshit stadium for the past few seasons. He still has most of his pace (Acc and Top Speed; Agility has gone down) and his finishing is pretty much the same as his Inter days. He just doesn't break offside lines as often like he used to. He drops a lot deeper now, typically being deployed in a position behind the striker to start with. (With Lacina Traoré in your team you have to make some room for him.)

The Eto'o of old would have worked wonders in our more conservative systems where we wanted 1-0 and 2-0 results. The new, slightly changed Eto'o is built for this current set up of ours since his link up play has improved tenfold since most posters probably saw him.

The only thing which concerns me is if he can maintain his fitness in the Premier League. Russia to England will be a culture shock for him on the field.

[Berke 58]

It's hard to judge how good he still is considering he's been playing with mostly dogshit players in a dogshit stadium for the past few seasons. He still has most of his pace (Acc and Top Speed; Agility has gone down) and his finishing is pretty much the same as his Inter days. He just doesn't break offside lines as often like he used to. He drops a lot deeper now, typically being deployed in a position behind the striker to start with. (With Lacina Traoré in your team you have to make some room for him.)

The Eto'o of old would have worked wonders in our more conservative systems where we wanted 1-0 and 2-0 results. The new, slightly changed Eto'o is built for this current set up of ours since his link up play has improved tenfold since most posters probably saw him.

The only thing which concerns me is if he can maintain his fitness in the Premier League. Russia to England will be a culture shock for him on the field.

Thanks for this

[Cech's helmet 220]

I really really really don't want Eto'o here. it's definitely going to rustle my jimmies when a 30 something year old Eto'o playing in our team when Lukaku is on the bench. if we're going to sign a striker, let's sign a world class striker. not just some player who's going to retire any year now. if we really sign him, then Torres and BA must be really sh#t in Mou's eyes.

[Strike 7,249]

like Deco, this guy should have signed a few years earlier

Mourinho apparently tried when he was here but Barca didn't sell then

[Leif 6,006]

Eto'o will win us the world cup.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Hard to understand @dimarzio sometimes with Google translate, but thats sounds bad.

[Tommy10 478]

wow willian join chelsea & the premier league, bravo jose & roman..

now i see on www.express.co.uk samuel eto´o is in talks, wow,

a dream would come true to see the bosses african of all africans

playing in the premier league, i wanted bouth in fc arsenal london africa,
but i must accept it, roman & chelsea got more cash money in the bank!!
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/424198/Qatari-side-Al-Gharafa-set-to-trump-Chelsea-s-Samuel-Eto-o-4m-salary-offer

[Manuf 1,448]

wow willian join chelsea & the premier league, bravo jose & roman..

now i see on www.express.co.uk samuel eto´o is in talks, wow,

a dream would come true to see the bosses african of all africans

playing in the premier league, i wanted bouth in fc arsenal london africa,

but i must accept it, roman & chelsea got more cash money in the bank!!

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/424198/Qatari-side-Al-Gharafa-set-to-trump-Chelsea-s-Samuel-Eto-o-4m-salary-offer

the living legend... where have you been?!

[bushman 2,043]

I believe, Eto´o for 2m is a great deal. Some might say, he is old, lost his pace & all that jazz. Quite the contrary.

Jose is going utilize him well. Jose will bring the attacking mid-fielders into play & bingo. Chelsea saves plenty of money here & it will work, I feel.