Sampdoria striker Samuel Eto ' o has revealed he was the victim of racism during his time at Chelsea . The Blues have been in the spotlight recently after five supporters were ordered to appear in court over an alleged racist incident on the Paris Metro . A Paris Saint-Germain fan appeared to be prevented from boarding a train before his side took on Chelsea in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash . Samuel Eto ' o trains with Sampdoria amid claims he was the victim of racism while in London . Eto ' o celebrated his 33th birthday with his team-mates after a trainign session on Tuesday . Five men will appear at Waltham Forest Magistrates ' Court on March 25 in connection with the incident in Paris . Eto ' o spent last season at Stamford Bridge and scored nine goals in 21 Premier League appearances , but has revealed there was one unpleasant event during his time in west London . ' I went to go buy a watch at a jewellers , not too far from my house , ' he told CNN . 'The watch I wanted to see was expensive . And I asked the saleswoman - who was also black - `` Could you show me that watch please ? '' ' I saw her turn to her co-workers like , `` Uh , what should I do ? '' Eventually , she let me see the watch . I looked at it and said , `` OK , I ’ ll buy it . '' I took out my credit card and when she went to go run it through the machine , she came back and said that it was declined . I asked her , `` Was it declined or did you not want it to be accepted ? '' Eto ' o spent last season at Chelsea , scoring nine goals in 21 Premier League games . 'My brother asked , `` What ’ s going on ? '' and she said , `` Nothing , nothing . '' but he said , `` No , because when I came in , I saw how all of you were looking at us . '' 'My brother told them , `` My brother can afford this and the way you ’ re treating him shows that you think just because he ’ s black , he can ’ t afford this watch . '' 'The woman then slipped up and said , `` No , it ’ s just that we had some Nigerians in the store the other day who came in with fake credit cards . '' ' I don ’ t know if you can imagine the weight of what she said . If one of my own makes a mistake , they judge us all . I don ’ t think she ’ s a racist person , but she stereotyped all black people as 'those people . ''
Samuel Eto ' o spent last season at Chelsea after leaving Anzhi Makhachkala . Striker claims he was the victim of racism when he tried to buy a watch . Eto ' o claims his card was declined by the shop because he was black . The Cameroon striker currently plays for Sampdoria .