Eto'o injury could scupper Chelsea's Ronaldinho move

Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o has been ruled out for at least two months with a groin injury.

The news is likely to threaten Chelsea's move for fellow striker Ronaldinho and Portsmouth's bid for Eidur Gudjohnsen.

The Cameroon international damaged a tendon shortly after coming on as a half-time substitute in last night's match against Inter Milan in the Joan Gamper Trophy.

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A Barca statement read: "The estimated time for his recovery will be eight weeks after which he can return to training with the squad.

"In the next couple of hours we will determine what action we will we take, whether physio will be enough or whether he needs to undergo surgery."

Eto'o sustained the injury while trying to shoot in a match the Catalan giants won 5-0 in front of a Nou Camp crowd of over 98,000.

Eto'o's injury does at least solve one headache for coach Frank Rijkaard, who has struggled to fit the club's 'fab four' - Eto'o, Leo Messi, Ronaldinho and new signing Thierry Henry - into the starting XI.

Henry started Sunday's goalless draw at Racing Santander on the bench before replacing Messi.

The France striker is now likely to start the weekend meeting with Athletic Bilbao.