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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Chelsea signs Eto'o

Chelsea have completed the signing of Samuel Eto'o on a one-year deal.




The Cameroonian forward became the second player to join the London side from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala. The 32-year-old played under Chelsea manager at Inter Milan and he's happy to be reunited with his former boss.

"I am very happy to be here but also anxious because I want to get playing as soon as possible," the former African footballer of the year said. "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."

The striker joined Anzhi Makhachkala in to become the highest-paid player in the world. He made 71 apperances for the Russian side and netted 36 times.

Arsenal Re-signs Flamini

Arsenal have re-signed Mathieu Flamini, according to information on the Club's website.




The 29-year-old midfielder earlier played for Arsenal from 2004 to 2008 and made 153 appearances for the club before joining AC Millan as a free agent. The signing of the Frenchman meas Arsenal have spent a whooping sum of £0.00 on two players this summer.

Information on www.arsenal.com reads:

"A tenacious and combative midfielder, Flamini was an integral part of the Arsenal team which reached the Champions League final in 2006 and also helped the Club win the FA Cup in 2005.
During the run to the Paris final in 2006, Flamini showed his versatility by playing as a left back for much of the campaign, becoming part of an Arsenal defence that racked up a record 10 consecutive clean sheets in the Champions League.
During his time in Milan, Flamini made 122 overall appearances for the Rossoneri, winning a Serie A title and the Supercoppa Italiana in 2011. He featured a total of 22 times for AC Milan last term.
Having come to the end of his contract with AC Milan at the end of last season, Flamini had been maintaining his fitness at London Colney this summer."

"We’re very pleased Mathieu has agreed to re-join us," Arsène Wenger said. "He is a player of real quality, with a fantastic work rate and great mentality. As we know, Mathieu is a strong midfielder, but is also is comfortable playing in defence too. He is a very good addition to our squad."