Chelsea Transfers: 5 Better Striking Options Than Samuel Eto'o

"only summer target". The Special One has already failed with two bids for the England international with reports suggesting a third offer may be incoming, but if the Red Devils stick by their stance that Rooney is not for sale, Mourinho has other options. One of which is Eto'o, the former Real Madrid, Barcelona and Inter Milan star who can today be found plying his trade for Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala. But just how good of a purchase would the Cameroonian be for the Blues? He may well have been deemed a "marquee signing" five years ago, back when he was scoring goals for fun at Barca, but today? At 32, surely his best years have been and gone. The fact that he's at Anzhi suggests as much - a club players join for monetary rather than footballing reasons, or at least it was until their recent fiscal meltdown. And so here, we take a look at 5 Better Striking Options. Click "Next" to begin.

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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.