Report: Chelsea to sign Samuel Eto'o from Anzhi

Chelsea are set to sign Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala according to BBC Sport.

The 32-year-old will join the Blues on a one-year deal after Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho saw two bids rejected for Manchester United's Wayne Rooney.

Eto'o is a four-time African Footballer of the Year and was part of Mourinho's squad at Inter Milan that won the Champions League in 2010. Other accomplishments in his career include winning the domestic league in Spain and Italy, winning the Club World Cup in 2010, claiming a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with Cameroon, and winning the African Nations Cup on two occasions.

He became the highest-paid player in the world when he moved to Anzhi in 2011. Eto'o reportedly earned £167,825 a week during that year.