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Samuel Eto'o has revealed how Jose Mourinho convinced him to swap Barcelona for Inter Milan in 2009.
Samuel Eto'o abandoned the sunny summers of Barcelona when he joined Serie A side Inter Milan in the summer of 2009.
He spent two seasons in Italy and achieved another treble, winning Serie A, Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Champions League.
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The Cameroon legend made history as the first player to win consecutive trebles with different clubs.
He credits the persuasive power of Portuguese coach Mourinho, who convinced him with just a photo to leave Barcelona.
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Eto'o reveals how Mourinho convinced him to leave Barcelona
"Mourinho convinced me in a simple way," Eto'o told Gazzetta dello Sport, as quoted by Marca.
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"He sent me a photo of Inter's No. 9 shirt and wrote to me saying: 'It's yours, it's waiting for you'.
"[Marco] Materazzi then messaged me saying: 'If you come to Inter, we'll win everything.'
"I didn't have his number in my phone so I asked [Demetrio] Albertini: 'Is it yours?
"Such a thing had never happened to me in my whole career and that message carried great weight in my decision."
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