Eto'o: I was 'hours away' from joining Arsenal
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Samuel Etoo reveals he was hours away from signing for Arsenal
Chelsea ace Samuel Etoo has revealed he came within hours of signing for Arsenal only for a chance phone call from former Spain boss Luis Aragones to sway him.
The Cameroon international says he was on the cusp of putting pen-to-paper to join Arsene Wenger in north London in 2000, but rejected the switch at the last minute.
Etoo instead moved to Real Mallorca after their then manager Aragones hijacked the switch at the last moment.
I was about to sign that very afternoon at Arsenal, but then Luis Aragones the Mallorca manager called me and convinced me, he told The Sun.
I met Luis at a crucial moment in my life where I had to take the right direction and thanks to him I did.
Luis picked me, then I ended up joining Barcelona.
That decision changed everything.
Etoo moved to Barcelona and then Inter Milan winning the Champions League at both clubs after Mallorca, before a spell at Anzhi.
He joined Chelsea in the summer in a £1million deal, and looks set for a regular run in Jose Mourinhos side.
Chelsea ace Samuel Etoo has revealed he came within hours of signing for Arsenal only for a chance phone call from former Spain boss Luis Aragones to sway him.
The Cameroon international says he was on the cusp of putting pen-to-paper to join Arsene Wenger in north London in 2000, but rejected the switch at the last minute.
Etoo instead moved to Real Mallorca after their then manager Aragones hijacked the switch at the last moment.
I was about to sign that very afternoon at Arsenal, but then Luis Aragones the Mallorca manager called me and convinced me, he told The Sun.
I met Luis at a crucial moment in my life where I had to take the right direction and thanks to him I did.
Luis picked me, then I ended up joining Barcelona.
That decision changed everything.
Etoo moved to Barcelona and then Inter Milan winning the Champions League at both clubs after Mallorca, before a spell at Anzhi.
He joined Chelsea in the summer in a £1million deal, and looks set for a regular run in Jose Mourinhos side.
