Ex-Chelsea player Samuel Eto’o is in talks with Ajax over a possible move, the Dutch club have confirmed.
Eto’o is in talks over a deal having left the London club at the end of last season.
The Cameroon international was believed to have wanted to stay in England and had been in talks with a number of Premier League clubs including West Ham, QPR and Sunderland.
The Black Cats were leading the race to sign Eto’o after the player’s wage demands had put off QPR and the 33-year-old had rejected a move to The Hammers.
But now Ajax director Marc Overmars has confirmed Eto’o could be joining the Dutch side.
“Samuel seemed very hungry to play for Ajax. He is fit and has a great drive to succeed once again,” Overmars told Voetbal International.
“We don’t want to block the growing process of our talents like [Arkadiusz] Milik and [Richairo] Zivkovic, but if it is possible to sign a world class player like Eto’o, then why not? It will be fantastic.”
