African legend leaving Antalyaspor for Konyaspor
Cameroon's former international football player Samuel Eto'o (centre) attends the swearing-in ceremony of Liberia's president-elect on January 22, 2018 in Monrovia's stadium. PHOTO | ISSOUF SANOGO |
What you need to know:
- Eto'o helped Jose Mourinho's team win the treble of Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in his first season in Italy before moving to Russia's Anzhi Makhachkala.
- He also had brief stints at Chelsea and Everton in the Premier League.
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Antalyaspor announced Tuesday they have released former Cameroon international striker Samuel Eto'o, who is expected to sign with fellow Turkish top-flight club Konyaspor.
"Our team separated ways with our captain Samuel Eto'o by mutual agreement," Antalyaspor, who are in the relegation zone in Turkey's first division, said in a statement on the club's website.
Eto'o, 36, joined Antalyaspor in 2015 after a short spell in Italy with Sampdoria.
He will stay in Turkey though, with Konyaspor saying Eto'o will complete a move to the club, who are one place below Antalyaspor, on Wednesday.
"The signing ceremony will held at 1500 (1200GMT, 1500EAT)," Konyaspor tweeted, while a photo on the club website showed the Cameroonian arriving at the airport in Konya.
Eto'o enjoyed five hugely successful seasons with Barcelona from 2004 to 2009, winning a pair of Champions League titles and three La Liga crowns before departing for Inter Milan.
Eto'o helped Jose Mourinho's team win the treble of Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in his first season in Italy before moving to Russia's Anzhi Makhachkala.
He also had brief stints at Chelsea and Everton in the Premier League.
