
Inter Milan new boy Samuel Eto'o has vowed to repeat his success with Barcelona at the San Siro as he was officially presented as the Nerazzurri's latest recruit.
The Cameroon international put pen to paper on a five-year deal with Inter on Monday night following the protracted 'swap' deal that saw Zlatan Ibrahimovic confirmed as a Barca player just hours earlier.
And Eto'o hopes to continue his prolific scoring record to fire his new club to glory.
"I want to write history with Inter and I hope to do so," he said. "I won almost everything with Barca, I hope to do so also here."
Eto'o scored 125 goals in 144 games for Barca, firing them to a string of titles, including three Primera Divisions, two Champions Leagues and a Copa del Rey success, in his five seasons at the club.
Inter will also receive 45million euros as part of the deal but the 28-year-old, who only had a season left on his contract with Barca, has shrugged off suggestions this proves Ibrahimovic is the better of the two.
"It would be great to win the Ballon d'Or but first I'm thinking about the team's interest and not my personal ones," Eto'o continued.
"Ibra is a great player but I am Samuel Eto'o and my past and my victories talk for me. I don't like parallels being drawn.
"I wish Zlatan all the best."
Eto'o, who had his first training session as an Inter player today, hopes to settle into his new life as quickly as possible.
And he has vowed to repay the faith Inter coach Jose Mourinho and the Nerazzurri fans have shown in him
"When you arrive in a new place you find yourself facing so many new things," added Eto'o. "I thank the fans for their welcome and I will pay them back on the pitch, training seriously and winning as much as possible.
"It won't be easy but I will try.
"It has been years that I have been trying to play under Mourinho and I have never managed it. Now I am happy to be here, for me it is a great honour.
"Here in Serie A there are important players because great players are in teams where they know they will be able to win things.
"I am here because it is a very competitive league.
"It's true Ibra and Kaka have left but there are many great champions in Italy and I am convinced I have made the best choice."
Inter, who have lifted the Serie A title the past four seasons, are desperate to win the Champions League.
Having won Europe's most prestigious competition three times with Real Madrid and Barca, Eto'o would love to do the same with his new club.
"With Barca we won the Champions League after many years of disappointment (in 2006) and the fans went delirious," he said. "I think that winning a Champions League with Inter would have the same effect.
"It will be an enthralling challenge to succeed in winning this trophy."
Inter now have a fearsome strike pair in place as fellow new boy Diego Milito, who scored a brace in a pre-season friendly against bitter rivals AC Milan, looks like being a force to be reckoned with.
The duo could team up against Lazio in the Supercoppa on August 8.
"I would love to be on the pitch agains Lazio," said Eto'o.
"But it's up to Mourinho to decide the moment and the time in which I'll be thrown on.
"I will always give my best. Milito is an important player but I don't know if we will be Inter's strike pair.
"You play in a team of 11 and in this team we are all important."
ETO'O: I WANT TO WIN EVERYTHING
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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