Eto'o nets his 20th goal, gets 250.000€ bonus

With his 20th goal of the season in Antalyaspors's match yesterday against Konyaspor ( 1 : 0 ) Samuel Eto'o earned a bonus of 250,000 euros . The veteran Cameroonian International striker had in his contract a clause that guaranteed him the above sum should he score 20 goals in each season.

Samuel Eto'o flourishes in Turkey . He is in high demand at his club not only as a scorer,but also as a real all-rounder . At the start of the season,there were alot of criticism as to Antalyaspors decision to go for Eto'o.

Some critics called him a football pensioner who is greedy behind money and wants to cash in again and again ,a washed-up star who does not know when to stop : Reactions to Samuel Eto'o's move to Antalyaspor last summer were with mixed feelings ! The striker had played just a miserable season at Sampdoria.

Several months after joining Antalyaspors, the critics were silenced at his magnificient performance . Eto'o was a stroke of luck for Antalyaspor .Within a short time he became the face of the club and after the dismissal of the clubs former coach in December he led the team as a transitional coach-player alongside youth coach Mehmet Ugurlu .Antalyaspors's president Hasan Özkan says : " He played during this phase even better , he devoted himself entirely to the club . .