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FC Barcelona striker and UEFA Champions League winner Samuel Eto'o shares friendship with Lionel Messi

FC Barcelona striker and UEFA Champions League winner Samuel Eto'o shares friendship with Lionel Messi

Former FC Barcelona and Inter Milan striker, Samuel Eto'o, opened up about his relationship with six-time FIFA Ballon d'Or winner, Lionel Messi.

As one of Africa's most decorated football stars, Cameroon's all-time top scorer won two AFCON titles at international level and four UEFA Champions League winners medals with Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Inter.

With a grand total of 360 goals over the vast length of his career, the four-time African Player of the Year revealed his close friendship with the Argentina international, what advice he gave the then young Messi as he broke into the first team as a teenager and the legacy the 32-year-old will leave when he decides to hang up his boots.

During this pre-lockdown interview, Eto'o also said…

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