Premier League - Drogba: I'll stay for now

Eurosport - Wed, 24 Sep 17:11:00 2008

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has admitted his desire to play in Italy but once again assured fans he is staying at Stamford Bridge for now.

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The Ivorian striker has long been linked with a move away from London following the departure of Jose Mourinho last year.

Mourinho has since taken charge of Internazionale which has only further added to the speculation that he could get his dream move to Serie A.

Up until the transfer window closed, there was speculation that Inter could mount a late bid - but Drogba says a move was never really an option for him.

"There hasn't been anything. The club told me they wanted me to stay," Drogba told French magazine Sport.

"As a consequence, I am under contract until 2010 and don't want to fight against that.

"I always said I was interested in Italian football, but right now I'm under contract with Chelsea.

"I am not staying at Chelsea because I have to, but I really want to take up new challenges.

"That's the first time that I didn't win anything with Chelsea (last season). I couldn't leave this way.

"The fact we lost the Champions League final makes me want to try and win it with the lads. We were inches from winning it last May.

"We learnt a lot from last season and we want to win the English title. Winning the double would be beautiful."

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  1. all u stupid @#$% drogba haters 30 goals in a season is­ not by chance or luck you must have some quality and­ excellent touch,no top club in the world would refuse­ drogba even if he's on crutches as for me he is one­ of the best players chelski have ever employed.i would­ love to see him along side ibrahimovic and cruz because­ now Inter would have the most potent srtikeforce in­ club football

    From pswaby14, on Fri 26 Sep 3:20AM

  2. he is a good & skillful player...lfcfan

    From nakatalim, on Fri 26 Sep 1:26AM

  3. he's a mercenary no-mark.

    From Jay, on Wed 24 Sep 5:11PM

  4. Drogba is staying at Chelsea as long as he wants to , (­ even for now )
    Like all the other Chelsea players who­ have "hinted" that they want to play­ somewhere else he can go. Nobody in the Chelsea team is­ irreplaceable. Just hope he can regain the form that­ made him top scorer in the Premiership .

    Go Drogba­ go!!

    From webisan1, on Wed 24 Sep 5:09PM

  5. quatt47 i dont think your in any boat to talk about­ "diving" after ronaldos swan lake impression­ against chelsea when lampard was about a foot away from­ him!!

    From longerfellow666, on Wed 24 Sep 4:49PM

  6. I, for one, would be glad to see the back of this­ cheating diver. He had rthe temerity to criticise­ Christiano Ronaldo saying that he wasn't a goal­ scorere. Last season put paid to that. My favourite­ comment on him came during a televised game when Drogba­ fell over for the umpteenth time grimacing and rolling­ about even though a replay showed he hadn't been­ touched. The commentator said 'I can't­ understand Drogba, he's the biggest man on the­ pitch but spends most of his time on the ground. He has­ the build of a lion but the courage and pain threshold­ of a lamb!' Says it all really doesn't it?

    From quatt47, on Wed 24 Sep 4:45PM

  7. Drogba is one of the best in the game, you guys seem to­ forget people all too quickly, just give him time, but­ make no mistake about it, Man Utd shall win the league.

    From supermats, on Wed 24 Sep 4:45PM

  8. Drogba is a first-rate goal poacher. a head case, yeah.­ a big, fast moving problem for defenders to deal with?­ surely. His presence will always be good for the­ players around him.

    From Ben C., on Wed 24 Sep 4:23PM

  9. I'm not so sure he does dive. I think he keeps­ slipping on his greasy hair.

    From Sussex BY The Sea, on Wed 24 Sep 4:17PM

  10. Those who don't rate him are blind. He's a very­ good player ... but still a **** to me lol

    From Jia-SenL, on Wed 24 Sep 4:15PM

  11. HAHAHAHH I HAVE TO LAUGH,WHO WANTS TO BUY DIDIER­ DROGBA?JOSE MOURINHO NEVER BIDDED,AC MILAN NEVER­ BIDDED,BACELONA HAVE CAME FOWARD,SO WHO WANTS TO BUY­ HIM.DROGBA PLEASE WAKE UP FROM YOUR DREAM,COS U ARE NOT­ AS GOOD AS YOU FEEL BECAUSE IF U ARE SO GOOD MOST­ MANAGERS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR U,JUST BE GRATEFUL­ CHELSEA AND THE BILLIONNAIR IS EVEN STILL WASTING HIS­ MONEY ON U

    From emmanuel e, on Wed 24 Sep 4:15PM

  12. To hell wit all dem haters.Drogba is irreplaceable in­ our attack line.This is a fact we can all witnessed wit­ how shy and unproductive Anelka has been this season­ already.DROGBA 4life.
    Atango,Buea,Cameroon.

    From Jerry, on Wed 24 Sep 4:09PM

  13. chelsea fans need to grow up drogba is rubbish a diver­ get rid of him n anelka what ya doing with him ha ur­ onli real player is deco n ow old is he

    From SANDRA, on Wed 24 Sep 3:51PM

  14. What are these people generally on. Like virtually all­ footballers (perhaps Giggs, Scholes and Neville aside)­ he is just a sporting mercenary who can't believe­ his luck that he has peaked at a time the football­ business pays totally ridiculous wages. The man is a­ pratt of the highest order and I would love Chelsea­ fans to treat him with the disdain he deserves.

    From John, on Wed 24 Sep 3:48PM

  15. No one is indispensable,its high time Drogba learnt­ that.

    From snowayz, on Wed 24 Sep 3:33PM

  16. I'm very pleased Drogba is staying at Chelsea.­ Looking forward to seeing him back at his best again,­ scoring goals and winning matches. Yes he is high­ maintenance, like Steve D says, he needs a lot of TLC,­ but he's also extremely talented so worth the­ effort.
    Go Drog, you are the best, you just have to­ believe it yourself.

    From Susan, on Wed 24 Sep 3:31PM

  17. dumb fecker, of course he is staying "for­ now" the transfer markets closed so he cant go­ anywhere, not only that he is @#$% and no top 5 team­ anywhere else would want him, overrated diver. Anelkas­ alot better, even Kalou through the middle i would­ prefer, its strange how many headers Kalou actually­ scores!

    From JohnW, on Wed 24 Sep 3:29PM

  18. mY FELLOW FANS AS WE CAN SEE DROGBA IS VERY IMPORTANT­ IN THE RACE.I KNOW HE WILL STILL MEET UP.IS OUR NUMBER­ ONE STRICKER YOU CAN COMPARE HIM WITH ANELKAOR­ OTHERS.THANKS EBENEZER ILAWE EKITI NIGERIA

    From Adenike, on Wed 24 Sep 3:11PM

  19. drogba ive said 4 yrs is a bully he's not a­ footballer so was only gud when we played under­ mourinho,now scolaris here drogbas no gud in a­ footballing side sell him id rather hav anelka u watch­ anelka go this season,drogba stayed because no-1 wanted­ him bye bye didi and give us all a break from ur­ constant moanin u aint that gud

    From jacobslats, on Wed 24 Sep 3:06PM

  20. drogs is not that good, heskey on his day is a better­ player, what all the fuss about?

    From bigmat86, on Wed 24 Sep 3:06PM
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