Editing Samuel Eto'o (section)

===Mallorca===
The next season, in the winter transfer window, he transferred to [[La Liga]] team [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] on loan, where he scored six goals in 19 games. At the end of the season, Eto'o left Real Madrid, signing a permanent deal with Mallorca for a club record £4.4 million fee. In his second season, he scored 11 goals and began to garner attention throughout the league. Mallorca President Mateo Alemany said of his style of play, "I doubt if there is any other player in the world who would please the fans more at this moment." Eto'o himself commented on his rise to stardom, "I like it here in [[Mallorca]]; I have always been well looked after, the fans appreciate me and I also have a contract that runs until 2007." He returned the fans' appreciation when he donated €30,000 in meals to travelling Mallorca supporters who made the journey to the [[2003 Copa del Rey Final|Copa del Rey final]] against [[Recreativo de Huelva]] in 2003. Mallorca won the match 3–0, with Eto'o scoring two late goals to seal the victory. Eto'o also scored in two consecutive away wins against his former club [[Real Madrid]]: the first, a 1-5 thrashing, the only home loss of the Madrilenian club who went to win the [[2002-03 La Liga]].;<ref>[https://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2003/05/03/liga/1051991140.html El Mundo]. Mallorca shatters Bernabéu</ref> the second ended with a 2-3 result that [[2003-04 La Liga|denied a back-to-back La Liga win]] for Real.<ref>[https://elpais.com/deportes/2004/05/08/actualidad/1084000915_850215.html El País]. Mallorca finishes Madrid</ref>