( CNN ) -- Together they shared an all-conquering season at Inter Milan , now Jose Mourinho and Samuel Eto ' o are to be reunited in London . The Cameroon striker will get his first taste of the English Premier League at the age of 32 after joining Chelsea from Anzhi Makhachkala . Eto ' o reportedly became the highest paid player in the world when he moved to the Russian club in 2011 but is the latest high-profile departure in the club 's fire sale . Anzhi announced their intention to cut costs earlier this month , with Willian joining Chelsea on Wednesday for a deal reported to be worth $ 46.5 million . Now Eto ' o has followed the Brazilian to London in a move which means Wayne Rooney 's much-touted switch to Stamford Bridge from English champions Manchester United looks increasingly unlikely . During their time at Inter , Mourinho and Eto ' o won Serie A , the Italian Cup , and the European Champions League . Eto ' o arrives at Chelsea as a four-time African Player of the Year . `` I am very happy to be here but also anxious because I want to get playing as soon as possible , '' he told Chelsea 's official website . `` It was n't a hard decision . I saw the qualities Chelsea have , and I was very happy with Jose Mourinho before , so when the opportunity came , I was very happy to take it . '' Eto ' o 's career took off when he joined Spanish giants Barcelona in 2004 , as he won three league titles and lifted the Champions League twice . He found the net 152 times in 232 appearances for the Catalan club before he left to join Inter in 2009 . His move to Anzhi came as a surprise when it was announced in 2011 , with reports claiming he was on a salary of $ 464,000 a week . At the start of this month , the club said they would be aiming to save between $ 50-70 million dollars a year and sacked coach Rene Meulensteen after just two games in charge . Eto ' o is the latest in a line of high profile signings Chelsea have made since Mourinho returned to the club . German international Andre Schurrle , Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer , Croatia striker Stipe Perica and Dutch midfielder Marco van Ginkel have all arrived , leaving Mourinho with a wealth of options .
English club Chelsea confirm the signing of Cameroon striker Samuel Eto ' o . Eto ' o joins from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala on a one-year contract . Striker spent a season under Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan .