The 32-year-old will be reunited with former manager Jose Mourinho
The transfer of the Cameroonian looks to have finally marked the end
of Chelsea’s pursuit of Wayne Rooney in this transfer window, as Eto’o
had always been Chelsea’s Plan B option for a striker throughout the
summer if a move for Rooney did not materialise. It now appears that
Rooney’s immediate future is at Old Trafford, after he took to his
Facebook page yesterday to publicly thank the United fans for their
support in the 0-0 draw with Chelsea on Monday night.
The
32-year-old Eto’o will reportedly be taking a £10m pay cut from his £17m
per year salary with Anzhi to reunite with former manager Jose Mourinho
at Chelsea. However, the Russian side are believed to have given him a
£1m lump sum pay-off to get him off their wage bill.
Eto’o won the treble under Mourinho at Internazionale in 2010..
"I am very happy to be here but also anxious because I want to get playing as soon as possible," Eto'o told Chelsea's website.
"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.'
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