Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o has launched a thinly-veiled
attack on manager Jose Mourinho after the Portuguese coach questioned
the Cameroon international's age earlier this year.
It was reported in March that Eto'o still hadn't forgiven
Mourinho for mocking his age a month earlier - and it seems this may
well be the case, after the 33-year-old appeared to label his manager a
"fool" in an interview with africanfootball.com.
When asked how he feels about next month's showpiece
international tournament being his last World Cup finals, the former
Barcelona and Inter Milan striker responded: "Today, I am 33 years old.
And it is not because a fool called me an old man that you must believe
it. And you may have noticed that the old man was better than the
youngsters."
Eto'o is poised to leave Stamford Bridge this summer after
his one-year deal with the Blues comes to an end. Mourinho brought the
African legend to west London as a short-term signing after the veteran
striker made it clear that he wanted to join other high-profile names in
leaving the troubled Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala, where he spent two
years.
Eto'o proved a useful short-term measure for the Blues,
scoring 12 goals - including a hat-trick against Manchester United - and
providing six assists in 34 appearances. However, Chelsea do not plan
on offering the Cameroonian a contract extension, as they plan for the
future with Spain international Diego Costa set to arrive at Stamford
Bridge ahead of the 2014/15 campaign.
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