When Guardiola took over as coach of Barcelona, he held a press conference where he confirmed that the team no longer needed the trio of Deco, Ronaldinho, and Eto’o.
- Barcelona sold the duo of Deco and Ronaldinho, but Eto’o stayed for another season, during which he managed to score 36 goals in 52 matches.
- He scored the first goal in the UEFA Champions League final against Manchester United during the historic sextuple season.
- At the end of the season, Guardiola included him in a swap deal with Inter Milan to bring in Ibrahimović.
- Later, they met in his first season with Inter in the famous moment when Eto’o said, “If you look at my face, you’ll notice the absence of a smile because Pep saw me in the tunnel leading to the locker room earlier, but he didn’t shake my hand. When the stadium was filled with cameras, he wanted to shake my hand in front of everyone.”
It wasn’t easy for Eto’o but he still went on and became more stronger 🫡.