'I borrowed Samuel Eto'o's Bentley for date - then it was stolen by fake valet'

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2023-06-10 09:37:47  • 2 mins

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, team-mate 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.

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