Samuel Eto'o
is understood to have refused to take part in an afternoon training
session which Sampdoria manager Sinisa Mihajlovic ordered following
their 5-1 defeat in Serie A against Torino.
Mihajlovic
scheduled two training sessions on Monday - one in the morning and
another in the afternoon - as punishment for his team's lacklustre
performance on Sunday.
But Eto'o, who only joined Sampdoria from Everton less than a week ago, left after the morning session without telling his manager and reportedly did not return.
Samuel Eto'o is understood to have refused to take part in an afternoon training session for his new club
Eto'o came on a second-half substitute in Sampdoria's 5-1 defeat against Torino in Serie A on Sunday
Eto'o, who joined Sampdoria from Everton less than a week ago, reportedly left after the morning session
There has been no comment from either the Italian club or the player.
Mihajlovic,
a notoriously tough manager, ordered the double work-out after saying
he was ashamed of Sampdoria's performance against Torino, where Eto'o
came on a second-half substitute.
The
former Cameroon striker joined just six days ago but there have been
reports Sampdoria are prepared to rip up his contract after allegedly
going AWOL.
The 33-year-old had spent five months at Everton before joining Sampdoria as a free agent.
Eto'o takes part in Sampdoria's warm-up before their Serie A match on Sunday against Torino
The 33-year-old had spent five months at Everton before joining Sampdoria as a free agent
