Sam's the man! Eto'o and Mourinho reunited as Chelsea confirm signing of £7m striker

Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Samuel Eto'o on a one-year deal.

Jose Mourinho hinted Chelsea had given up their pursuit of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney after two rejected bids and now has turned to 'plan b'.

Mourinho and the Cameroon striker are to be reunited after working together at Inter Milan, with Chelsea and Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala having agreed a deal.

Parading: Eto'o has signed for Chelsea

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Bet Scandal: PFA chief Taylor job on the line over claims he racked up £100,000 in gambling debts... while warning his OWN players against risks of betting

Gordon Taylor was fighting for his future on Wednesday night after details of his extraordinary gambling habit emerged.

His fate will be sealed by a  vote of the PFA’s management committee today.

The PFA chief executive, who earns just over £1million a year, was locked in emergency talks with his deputy John Bramhall, chairman Clarke Carlisle and PFA lawyers at their Manchester office yesterday afternoon.

Exit: Taylor leaves the PFA offices in Manchester just before 6:30pm

Mata: From chosen one to frozen Juan... Spaniard's fall from grace is a mystery

It has become the riddle of the summer. How on earth did Juan Mata slide from being Chelsea's player of the year to the fringe of the team? 

Supporters are certainly baffled, as are rival managers who made enquiries about signing the 25-year-old after he was left out of the team at Manchester United on Monday.

Tottenham were quick to let it be known they were interested and Arsene Wenger went as far as to admit Mata 'could be on the market'.

Playmaker: Juan Mata (right) looks set for a bit-part role at Chelsea after his heroics in the past two years

Atletico Madrid offer an escape route from Manchester United for midfielder Kagawa

Atletico Madrid want Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa on loan. 

Despite being revered as one of the best midfielders in Europe while at Borussia Dortmund, the Japan international has failed to cement a place at United. 

Dortmund would like to take him back also.

Frustraion: Shinji Kagawa has failed to cement a place at Manchester United

United defender Marnick Vermijl is to join Dutch side NEC Nijmegen on loan and striker Angelo Henriquez will join Real Zaragoza for a season.

Let me join United! Baines 'tells Everton to agree deal' and reunite him with Moyes

Leighton Baines has pleaded with Everton to grant him his dream move to Manchester United, according to reports.

The England left-back has been the subject of three failed bids from the Premier League champions this summer.

And the 28-year-old has spoken to manager Roberto Martinez and chairman Bill Kenwright in a bid to push through the move before Monday's transfer deadline, reports the Independent.

Wanting out: Leighton Baines (right) has asked Everton to grant him a move to Manchester United

City could get ANOTHER group of death with Celtic preparing for Battle of Britain as Champions League draws group stage

Manchester City face the prospect of a horror draw on Thursday afternoon for the group stage of the Champions League. 

Following two consecutive exits from the group stage and after their dismal bottom-place finish last season they are in the third of four pots meaning they could face the current champions Bayern Munich or either of the Spanish giants Barcelona or Real Madrid. 

Tough task: Manuel Pellegrini's men could face Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich

Barcelona 0 Atletico Madrid 0: Neymar wins his first Barca trophy as Messi misses penalty and visitors have a player from the BENCH sent off in Spanish Super Cup

Neymar collected his first trophy in Barcelona colours as the Catalan giants secure a fourth Spanish Super Cup in five years on away goals after a 0-0 second leg draw at the Nou Camp.

After last week's first leg at the Calderon ended 1-1, expectations of an entertaining spectacle were high when new signing Neymar, who came off the bench to head the equaliser in Madrid, was included in the starting lineup for the first time since joining from Santos.

World Player of the Year Lionel Messi was also back from injury but both struggled to cope with the visitors' muscular tactics in what turned out to be a poor quality game littered with fouls including the dismissal of Atletico fullback Filipe Luis in the 81st minute.

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Winner: Neymar's goal in the first leg sealed his first trophy in Barcelona colours after his summer move

Suarez's comeback is at OLD TRAFFORD as Capital One Cup draw pits bitter rivals United and Liverpool against each other

Luis Suarez's first match for Liverpool after his ten-game ban will be a baptism of fire against Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Capital One Cup third round.

It will be the second time the bitter rivals will face each other in the space of a month, after the clubs play in the Premier League at Anfield on Sunday. 

Baptism of fire: Luis Suarez's first game back for Liverpool will be against Manchester United

Eto'o to seal Chelsea move as striker agrees £10m-a-year pay cut to rejoin Mourinho

Chelsea will sign Samuel Eto’o on a stunning £7million one-year deal on Thursday after admitting defeat in their pursuit of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.

Eto’o, the 32-year-old Cameroon forward, is taking a huge pay cut from the £17m a year that made him the world’s best paid footballer at Anzhi Makhachkala and will sign on a free transfer.

However, Anzhi are understood to have sweetened the deal by giving Eto’o a multi-million-pound lump sum to get him off their wage bill.

Eto'o arrived at London's St Pancras station on Wednesday night, where he was pictured with super-agent Pini Zahavi, and is due to have a medical at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground before finalising terms after his advisers held talks on Wednesday.

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Deal Sealed: 'It's been a dream of mine to come and play here': Willian completes £32m Chelsea move after Mourinho helps land work permit

Willian has completed his £32million move to Chelsea after being granted a work permit.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho gave evidence on the Brazilian’s behalf for his hearing today. The 25-year-old had a medical at Stamford Bridge at the weekend. The Blues hijacked Tottenham’s bid to sign Willian from Anzhi Makhachkala last week. 

Speaking on the Chelsea club website, Willian, who has signed a five-year deal at the club, said: 'I'm very happy to be here, it's been a dream of mine to come and play here.'

Dream move: Willian has signed for Chelsea on a five-year deal