Eto'o threatens Sampdoria with lawsuit over contract dispute
Posted April 11, 2016 7:00 am
MILAN (AP) - Four-time African player of the year Samuel Eto'o has threatened to sue his former club Sampdoria over a contract dispute.
Eto'o claims that when he joined Sampdoria in January 2015, there was a stipulation in his contract that the Serie A club would also sign fellow Cameroon international Fabrice Olinga, a product of Eto'o's youth academy.
Eto'o says "I'm only asking that president Massimo Ferrero and his lawyer do the right thing."
The 19-year-old Olinga plays for Belgian club Royal Mouscron-Peruwelz on loan from Spanish side Malaga.
After only half a season with Sampdoria, the 35-year-old Eto'o is now with Turkish side Antalyaspor.
Eto'o's lawyer Luca Tolentinto says they are still hoping to reach a settlement with Sampdoria.
FILE -- In this photo taken on Jan. 25, 2015 in Genoa, Samuel Eto'o, right, poses with Sampdoria President Massimo Ferrero as they sit in the stands prior to a Serie A soccer match between Sampdoria and Palermo. Four-time African player of the year Samuel Eto'o has threatened to sue his former club Sampdoria over a contract dispute. (AP Photo/Carlo Baroncini)
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