<http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3441538/title/etoo-signs>

Thing I liked about this transfer was that their was really no bullshit. Good luck at Chelsea.

Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Samuel Eto'o from Anzhi Makhachkala.

The 32-year-old has signed a one-year contract and on
finalising the transfer he said: 'I am very happy to be here but also
anxious because I want to get playing as soon as possible.

'It wasn't a hard decision. I saw the qualities Chelsea have, and I was very happy with Jose Mourinho before, so when the opportunity came, I was very happy to take it.'

A prolific striker who has scored goals at the highest level
throughout his career, Eto'o learned his trade in his native Cameroon
before joining the Real Madrid youth academy in 1997. He then embarked
on loan spells with Leganes, Espanyol and Real Mallorca.

His time at Mallorca proved a pivotal period in his early
career, as a string of impressive displays earned Eto'o a permanent move
to the club in 2000. The highlight there came when he scored twice to
help his side to a 3-0 win over Recreativo in the 2003 Copa del Rey
final.

Having caught the eye with his predatory instincts in front of
goal as well as helping Mallorca secure qualification to the Champions
League for the first time in their history, some of Europe's biggest
clubs unsurprisingly began to show an interest in acquiring his
services, and after becoming Mallorca's all-time leading league
goalscorer, he completed a move to Barcelona in 2004.

Eto'o made his debut away at Racing Santander on the opening
day of the 2004/05 season and scored the second goal in a 2-0 win,
before netting four times in the space of two matches shortly after.

His impact was so significant that by the end of October he had
already scored eight league goals, a run of form which would continue
throughout the campaign as Frank Rijkaard's side clinched the La Liga
title.

During that season he also scored the winner for Barcelona as
Chelsea were beaten 2-1 in the Camp Nou in the Champions League,
although it was the Blues who would progress courtesy of a 4-2
second-leg victory at Stamford Bridge.

Eto'o went from strength to strength during the following
season, once again playing a pivotal role as Barcelona retained the
domestic title. He also finished the campaign as top scorer in La Liga
with 26 goals, narrowly edging out David Villa.Even better was to come
in the Champions League, as Barcelona overcame Arsenal 2-1 in Paris to
lift the trophy. In what was an eventful final for Eto'o, he was brought
down early in the game by Gunners' goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, who was
subsequently shown a red card. With his side trailing 1-0, Eto'o then
scored the equaliser 14 minutes from time before an extra-time winner by
future Blue Juliano Belletti secured the trophy for the Spanish side.

After a brilliant season, Eto'o came third in the FIFA World
Player of the Year award voting, with club team-mate Ronaldinho winning
the prize and Frank Lampard finishing as runner-up.

His goals-to-games ratio remained impressive for the next two
seasons at Barcelona, and he ended his time at the club in spectacular
fashion, scoring the opening goal as Barcelona beat Manchester United
2-0 in Rome to win another Champions League, completing the treble in
the process. His five-year spell at the Camp Nou had yielded a
remarkable 152 goals in 232 appearances.

In the summer of 2009, Eto'o swapped Spain for Italy, making
the switch from Barcelona to Inter Milan in a deal which saw Zlatan
Ibrahimovic move in the opposite direction.

Under the guidance of Mourinho, who was Inter manager at the
time, Eto'o enjoyed a fruitful first season at the San Siro, scoring on
his Serie A debut from the penalty spot in a 1-1 draw against Bari and
going on to enjoy a productive time in front of goal.

He was also on target with the only goal of the game when Inter
won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge in the knockout stages of the Champions
League, sealing a 3-1 aggregate victory for the Italian side on their
way to lifting the trophy courtesy of a 2-0 win against Bayern Munich in
the final.

Eto'o completed the full 90 minutes in the showpiece fixture
and picked up a winners' medal in the competition for the third time in
his career, while also achieving the unique feat of winning the treble
in successive seasons with different teams, after Inter had won both the
domestic title and Italian Cup.

His second and final season at Inter saw Eto'o flourish. He
scored a memorable Champions League hat-trick against Werder Bremen and
signed off with a brace as they beat Palermo 3-1 in the Italian Cup
final.

Eto'o ended his two-year spell at Inter having scored 53 goals in 102 appearances.

In August 2011, it was announced that Eto'o had signed for
Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala, and the striker began in style, much
like at his two previous clubs, by scoring on his debut in a game
against FC Rostov.

As has been the case throughout his career, Eto'o, who was
handed the Anzhi captaincy, scored regularly during his time in Russia,
with his last goal for the club coming in a 1-1 draw against Kryliya
Sovetov in July.

On the international stage, Eto'o has been a regular in the
Cameroon side for many years after making his international debut the
day before he turned 15. At only 17 years old he was part of the
national squad which travelled to France for the 1998 World Cup, where
he was the youngest player in the tournament.

Four years later he scored the winning goal as Cameroon secured
their only victory of the 2002 World Cup by beating Saudi Arabia.

Eto'o is the all-time leading goalscorer in the Africa Cup of
Nations, and as well as tasting success at both the 2000 and 2002
tournaments, he was part of the Cameroon team which won gold at the 2000
Olympics in Sydney.

He also captained Cameroon at the 2010 World Cup in South
Africa and scored in matches against Denmark and the Netherlands,
although his goals were unable to prevent them from suffering
elimination at the group stage.

His most recent goals for the national side came in Cameroon's
World Cup qualifying win over Togo back in March, when he netted a brace
in a 2-1 win.

He is a four-time winner of the African Player of the Year Award.

@Awais , calm down bro tooo much text.. but anyways congratz chelsea hope he atleast scores not like torres , ba or lukaku who pretty much fail infront of goal.

@Iraqi_Madridista, mate what are you on? If Lukaku is given more starts he'll be deadly in front for Chelsea.

@TheGame , Lukaku is still young he is big and strong like Drogba but he still cant score ive seen him play a couple of times so im glad now Chelsea has a real great experienced striker like Eto'o

^ Still can't score....

Now, you were saying?

@Iraqi_Madridista, if you haven't seen Lukaku score, then you obviously don't watch Lukaku play. Did you not see any of the 17 goals for West Brom last year, including a PERFECT hat-trick against united. Meaning one with left foot, one with right foot and one with a header. This just shows his versatility. Eto'o signing is not bad, but Mourinho probably wanted experience up front. And what better way to sign someone who you previously worked and had success with?

Given that I would give my left eyeball to sign Lukaku for Spurs, I respectfully disagree, Iraqi. ;)

Welcome to Chelsea FC Eto'o! :) Finally an experienced CF. @Iraqi yes Lukaku is still young and need to gain experience but as what TheGame said "If Lukaku is given more starts he'll be deadly in front" he shined at WBA and during the pre-season. and I believe he can score a lot of goals for Chelsea if he is getting enough play time which he will get this season even with the signing of Eto'o. Ba is most likely going back to Newcastle and Torres...*No Comment is needed* So we have 2 decent strikers now. Eto'o and Lukaku. which is good because all big clubs have more than 3 Strikers.

This is a great transfer, not just for Chelsea fans but EPL fans. Who wouldn't have loved to see Eto'o in the EPL? Welcome to Chelsea, Eto'o :)

Is this true ?
Eto'o 2004: "I would rather be selling groundnuts in my village dan to play 4 a pathetic team like Cfc"

i think that comment was for united mladen, if im not mistaken.. cant remember it well

@mladen: Lol that is not true. Just a stupid quote put up by the never trustworthy Troll Football. That facebook page is just childish. Especially the comments on there.

lolololol :))

Time to watch a previous La Liga star in the EPL :) I love that this transfer happened. What's going to happen to Torres now?

^^ If Mourinho is smart: nothing.

Eto'o is not about to take the league by storm. :p

@Lodatz

Why do you say if he's smart than nothing? I'm just curious. Could it be that Eto'o and Lukaku aren't really world class top notch strikers so having Torres will be a huge help when they're tired?

& I know that. But he will be a great help to Chelsea.

@tdot: well, yeah. Torres is easily the best striker on Chelsea's roster. Benitez was starting to get the best out of him in the 2nd half of the season, and especially in Europe. It's because he treated Torres as a link-up striker, who created chances as well as scored goals.

If Mourinho is smart, he'll Torres doing just that.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :(