Samuel Eto'o will become the best-paid athlete in the history of sport by joining Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala from Inter Milan.
The Cameroon superstar must have decided top level football is no longer that important to him, after his scintillating career in Spain in Europe, which saw him become a Champions League trophy magnet.
His decision to move to Russia seems to be a business one, rather than a sporting one.
Yesterday the suddenly high profile Russian team announced that it had reached an agreement with Inter to sign Eto'o.
".... an agreement was reached between the football clubs, Anzhi and Inter, for the transfer of Samuel Eto'o. The terms of the transfer are completely agreed on both sides," Azhi said.
"Anzhi expresses gratitude to the leadership of Inter Milan for their professional and constructive approach in the negotiations. Tomorrow the player will undergo a medical examination, following which the player will be awarded a three-year contract. On Thursday Samuel will arrive at the location of his new team and will begin preparations for the match against FC Rostov."
Eto'o is expected to earn as much as £17.9million per season in Russia.
One hopes that the money is enough to make Eto'o happy in Russia, a notoriously racist place where black and African players have been abused in the past.
Eto'o himself has been the victim of racist abuse in Europe before, and while he is undoubtedly a mentally strong character, will the money be enough to compensate for putting himself in the firing line of further abuse? Soccer Laduma
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