'I borrowed Samuel Eto'o's Bentley for date - then it was stolen by fake valet'
Legendary striker Samuel Eto'o's prized Bentley went missing after he kindly lent it to an Inter Milan team-mate - who was then duped by a fake valet
Samuel Eto'o was more than happy to lend out his Bentley to Marko Arnautovic during their time together at Inter Milan - but lived to regret it.
The former Cameroon international, who also played for Real Madrid and Barcelona during a glittering career, was pals with loanee Arnautovic back in 2010.
Inter's stars were all aware of Eto'o's enviable car collection, according to Wesley Sneijder, which included a £130,000 Bentley.
Only 20 at the time, Arnautovic approached Eto'o with a request to borrow the motor in order to to impress a date.
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Speaking to The Sun, FedEx ambassador Sneijder said: "Eto'o said of course so he gave Arnautovic his Bentley, and he drove to the restaurant and gave the keys to a man standing outside.
"He went inside and after he came out the car was gone! He thought he handed the keys to a valet but there was no valet there!"
Arnautovic only made three appearances on loan from FC Twente but was part of their iconic treble winning squad under Jose Mourinho.
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The 34-year-old was even linked to a sensational move to Manchester United back in August before they signed Wout Weghorst.
The forward has managed 25 goals across his 57 games for Bologna, with the Red Devils reportedly priced out of a transfer.
After Inter, Arnautovic went on to play for Werder Bremen, Stoke City, West Ham and Shanghai Port before his 2021 move back to Italy.
Eto'o had spells in England with Chelsea and Everton before success in Turkey and even playing in Qatar.
Sneijder played in Turkey, France and Qatar before retiring, with Inter Milan back in the Champions League final for the first time since their 2010 triumph.
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City are huge favourites for the Istanbul triumph, with a treble of their own on the cards.