Samuel Eto’o
Samuel Eto’o isn’t always considered in the absolute top tier of players, largely because of his off-field controversies as well as his desire to abdicate from the central narratives of the European game in 2011.
He came third in the Fifa World Player of the Year award in 2005 and, over five seasons, scored 100 goals for the Catalonians.
Critically, he was influential in both the 2006 and the 2009 Champions League finals, and won three Spanish championships at the Camp Nou before leaving for Inter Milan.