Samuel Eto'o

[Strike 7,249]

5m a year is under 100k pw. I can live with that.

but anything over 120k pw is cringe-worthy

[kellzfresh 7,229]

The fact he played for barcelona before means he's a very good link up striker and is the only reason i'll support this transfer

i heard he's on 7mil pounds a year on 130k a week. Props to him for cutting his previous salary by 13mil in a year.

[bushman 2,043]

Since Chelsea didn´t sign any other striker, Eto´o is the result. It´s him or nobody, I feel.

Hopefully, he can help the team.

[Las7 951]

Its a transfer without too much risk, if it doesn't work out as a stop gap - we won't be any worse off.

I don't know if Eto'o is able to be around 75% of what he previously was he would be an upgrade on any of our strikers. Just hope he has continued to keep himself fit - because his movement and physical ability are two of his best traits.

Considering we have Ba and Torres on the books right now Eto'o could prove to be a major upgrade. Just because he was the best payed footballer in the World due to joining some club in Kazakhstan doesn't mean he had stopped training over those last two years. I doubt there is too much to do there anyway - other than train

[Heisenberg 1,824]

I dont understand why some here are complaining, Eto'o may be a different player since the Barcelona days, but I thought with the Drogba episode, with Pirlo at Juventus, with Gerrard at Liverpool and Lampard-Terry here that, age is only a number.He played behind Lacina Traore I heard, thats what influenced his goalscoaring stats, nevertheless, technically he is by far much better that our three strikers, his agility remained intact.He may lost some of his pace at his age, but pace isnt everything for a striker, look at van Persie with his finishing, that's what we need and Eto'o offers that.His main work here is to play in the proper way with our attacking midfielders, and finish the actions when he has the possiblity, something both Ba and Torres failed to do.

He is costing us money, but in the same time we'll allow Ba or Torres to go which will appease the transfert, very good buy.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Last season:

• Marin, Benayoun, Moses, Ba

Replaced over the summer with:

• Schurrle, (de Bruyne), Willian and Eto'o.

Forget age and experience, we're going the right way.

[Melanicus 5,208]

It's pointless to post old articles and interviews, especially with the history between Chelsea and Barcelona and Mourinho and Rijkaard, but still...

Eto'o: No way I'll join Chelsea

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/2335708/Eto-o-No-way-I-ll-join-Chelsea

He also said this later.

Eto'o: "I have played under a lot of great coaches but there is no other character in the game like Jose. There is only one Jose Mourinho."

[Toli 977]

I dont understand why some here are complaining, Eto'o may be a different player since the Barcelona days, but I thought with the Drogba episode, with Pirlo at Juventus, with Gerrard at Liverpool and Lampard-Terry here that, age is only a number.He played behind Lacina Traore I heard, thats what influenced his goalscoaring stats, nevertheless, technically he is by far much better that our three strikers, his agility remained intact.He may lost some of his pace at his age, but pace isnt everything for a striker, look at van Persie with his finishing, that's what we need and Eto'o offers that.His main work here is to play in the proper way with our attacking midfielders, and finish the actions when he has the possiblity, something both Ba and Torres failed to do.

He is costing us money, but in the same time we'll allow Ba or Torres to go which will appease the transfert, very good buy.

Torres wont go. and Ba isnt on that high wages so he wont ease our wage-bill that much.

and lol at people clapping their hands for his wage-cut. what did you expect? that he would get 10 m per year or what? 7 m is still way too much to him and he even got money from Anzhi to get out. thats how much he wanted to go

lets see how he will look like in a league with some competition and more speed and dynamics.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Last season:

• Marin, Benayoun, Moses, Ba

Replaced over the summer with:

• Schurrle, (de Bruyne), Willian and Eto'o.

Forget age and experience, we're going the right way.

The last time we had a bench this strong was when we won the league.

[Heisenberg 1,824]

Torres wont go. and Ba isnt on that high wages so he wont ease our wage-bill that much.

and lol at people clapping their hands for his wage-cut. what did you expect? that he would get 10 m per year or what? 7 m is still way too much to him and he even got money from Anzhi to get out. thats how much he wanted to go

lets see how he will look like in a league with some competition and more speed and dynamics.

He will ease it sufficiently to shut the mouth on the 7M€ that Eto'o is taking..

You should read again my message, I did say it was much money for only one season, but the goals he will provide, the importance he will have on the squad will undoubtedly make us nearer to tiles than without him.

[Mouri_Matic 560]

What if he suddenly bang in 20 goals this season for us? Do you think the club would keep him next year or buy a new striker next summer?

[chrismada9 1,948]

Still scratching my head over Eto'o .. We could have gone for someone better but no good fighting tooth and nail over it when the deadline is getting close now. Best do the deal now rather than doing an Arsenal and leaving everything to the last minute.

I'm absolutely sure Mourinho knows what he's doing!

[Milan 17,859]

[bushman 2,043]

All I read, Chelsea could have gone for better, he is too old...all this crap.

How many respectable strikers are left in this window, is my question ?

Eto´o was signed for peanuts, gets paid peanuts, so why all these complains ?

Let the guy play & then we will see how helpful he is for Chelsea. If he works out, Jose will look like genius. If he flops, well Chelsea will have one more flop on their hands. Nothing less, nothing more.

[diskoviolente 425]

I think signing Eto'o might be a good solution for now until there is someone younger and more available on the market. He might lost some of his pace but with our line of attack he might not relay on it too much anymore, because all we need upfront is to know how to finish off a move. From what I can gather one of Eto'os great skills is his finishing and I am sure he has not lost that skill (unlike another member of our attacking department). Him signing a big "12 months contract" would be ideal for Eto'o and could prove to be the difference in this title race for us.

[Ramox 246]

Samuel Eto'o: Has had the most shots in the Russian Premier League this season (26), scoring only twice (7.7% conversion)

Ba's conversion rate is around 8% if i'm right.

Edit: 7% - Demba Ba's Premier League conversion rate at Chelsea, compared to 19% at Newcastle in 2012-13. Misfire.

[DH1988 1,303]

I was optimistic about this move until I read the post above me haha

[The Rising Sun 709]

It is funny how somehow this forum has turned into the negativity show, with every signing being equated to disaster.

Every player who is not Cavani or Falcao apparently is a shit signing.

Eto and Willian are talented players who can compete with every player in our squad in their respective positions.

Eto is still a great finisher and its not like his pace has fallen by leaps and bounds.

If any player comes in, which improves our squad, whether for short term or long term, i dont understand why there is such negativity even before the player has kicked a ball.

Chelsea prides itself on being winners, winning trophies, not like the Mighty Arsenal supporters who keep talking about how their wage structure is the best in Europe.

Doesnt matter if Eto is being paid 5 mill or 7 mill for his 1/2 years here, if he helps us win things then it is a successful transfer.

Torres is being paid big and is not really helping is win shit.

He should be the one getting all the negativity, while eto should be seen as a signing that lifts the weight of our shoulders, the supporters, crying out to not see him as a first choice.

Now Torres is not first choice. That is a win, for us and for Chelsea.

Be positive, like we were with Torres for atleast a full year of his crap show.