Former Barcelona ace and Cameroon international Samuel Eto’o, has set 2020 as his retirement date from football. The 37 year old who made 118 appearances for the Indomitable Lions scoring 56 goals between 1997 and 2014, revealed this on Monday in a chat with Radio France International (RFI).
The four-time African footballer of the year who only recently parted ways with Turkish side Konyaspor on mutual agreement hinted however that he still hopes to have a go at two seasons of active football this time in the French Ligue 1 before finally bidding goodbye to the game that brought him fame and wealth.
The Striker played for fourteen different clubs including Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Chelsea in the course of his career said he hopes to venture into something new after football.
“Priority is to play in the first division. I want to play two more seasons, then stop my career and start a new life. “He said
Eto’o who has three Champions league trophy in his kitty, also boasts of an Olympic gold medal he won with the lions at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
Etoo has been to four World cups France 98, Korea/Japan 2002, South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014 respectively.
The former Everton ace is expected to reveal his next club in France in due course revealing that he has received some offers that are still being studied.
“We have offers. We’re going to see which suits me best” said Eto’o who remains Indomitable Lions all time record goalscorer.