Premier League side Chelsea on Tuesday bid farewell to Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o whose contract is now at an end.
The move comes after Chelsea announced that defender Ashley Cole, a player who contributed enormously to the highly successfully period in the history of the club in which they were crowned champions of Europe and won the League and Cup double for the first time.
Cole, whose contract came to an end on Sunday, was a Chelsea player for eight seasons, making 338 appearances, 13 of those as a substitute, and finding the net seven times.
Eto'o spent one season at Stamford Bridge and true to his illustrious career as one of the great strikers in world football, provided some of the most memorable moments of 2013/14 with his goals, often important opening strikes including in big games against Arsenal and Tottenham, and against Manchester United when he became just the third Chelsea player to score a hat-track against the Old Trafford outfit.
The Cameroon captain joined Chelsea on a one-year deal from Anzhi Makhachkala last August, making his debut at Everton and scoring his first Chelsea goal in a 4-1 win over Cardiff City, taking an Eden Hazard pass in his stride, jinking past Steven Caulker and firing low past David Marshall.
Eto'o leaves Stamford Bridge having made 26 starts for the Blues, as well as nine appearances as a substitute. He scored 12 goals during his time in west London.
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