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\"Mourinho\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Samuel Eto\u2019o has rubbished talk of a rift with Jose Mourinho as he prepares for the possibility of an Everton debut against his old boss, Sky Sports reports.<\/p>\n

Eto\u2019o was part of Mourinho\u2019s Champions League-winning side at Inter Milan and came to England a year ago to rejoin the Portuguese at Chelsea.<\/p>\n

But the pair\u2019s relationship was questioned when Mourinho was caught on camera joking about Eto\u2019o\u2019s age, and the 33-year-old left Stamford Bridge in the summer before joining Everton this week.<\/p>\n

Samuel Eto\u2019o gave his first press conference on Wednesday as an Everton player, and explained why he chose to join the club.<\/p>\n

Chelsea visit Goodison Park on Saturday evening and speaking at his official unveiling as an Everton player Eto\u2019o said, \u201cI am not concerned about that aspect of it, that it is against my ex-team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe important thing is to integrate myself into my team-mates\u2019 way of working and get myself ready during the training and preparation, potentially, for that match.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing I have to say vis-a-vis Jose Mourinho is to thank him. It is down to Jose Mourinho that I had the opportunity to be accepted and integrated into the Premier League, to play some great matches. That is the end of the discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eto\u2019o\u2019s attitude may persuade Roberto Martinez to involve the striker against Chelsea \u2013 earlier than he had envisaged.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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