Eto'o revealed in the interview how Mourinho used a message and a photo to persuade him to transfer from Barcelona to Inter Milan.

Eto'o said in an interview with "Gazzetta dello Sport": "Mourinho convinced me in a simple way."

"He sent me A photo of the Inter Milan No. 9 jersey, and then wrote, This is yours, it is waiting for you."

"Materazzi also sent me a message later saying, if you come to Inter Milan. , we will win everything."

"I didn't have his number at the time, and I asked Albertini if ??it was from him."

"In my career. This has never happened before, and this piece of information played a big role in my decision." The following season, Eto'o faced Inter Milan in the Champions League semi-finals. Club Barcelona also made a guest appearance as a full-back. In this regard, Eto'o recalled: "At that time, Motta was sent off, and Mourinho arranged tactics for me and Zanetti."

"I didn't even have time to think about what I should do on the wing. Play, I just said to myself, if we go all out, we can reach the final, and we did reach the final." Speaking of the speech before the Champions League final that year, Eto'o said: " My speech was not long, I just said, we have to win, we have to fight and die on the pitch to bring the trophy back to Milan, or we will die not being able to bring the trophy back to Milan, so let's go and bring the trophy back to Milan Let's go."

Talking about the difference between Guardiola and Mourinho, Eto'o said: "The only thing they have in common is their desire to win, their character and their understanding of football. All completely different.

”