[ 2011-11-30 ]

Didier Drogba

Drogba to quit Chelsea after snubbing new deal
Didier Drogba is ready to walk away from Chelsea
after rejecting a January move to AC Milan.

The striker, 33, is in the final season of his
£120,000-a-week contract and has turned down a
12-month extension.

Now he is poised to quit Stamford Bridge as a free
agent next summer for a lucrative switch to Russia
or Qatar.

Drogba's agent Thierno Seydi, based in Senegal,
claimed last night: "Didier has had the offer of a
one-year extension from Chelsea. That does not
suit us.

"We know what we want, where we want to go and
what offers we have.

"AC Milan came in for Didier on loan with an
option to buy but I said 'No' straight away. Their
offer did not interest us.

"At Didier's age, he has nothing left to prove as
a player. He will go where he is offered the most
money.

"It could be the United States, Russia, Qatar or
somewhere else in Asia.

"Once you are well into your thirties you have to
go to a club where you can be certain you'll be
able to pay your bills.

"LA Galaxy are a possibility among many others. He
has been linked with Anzhi Makhachkala in Russia,
as they pay well.

"But neither Didier nor I have had an offer from
them."

Drogba was signed by Jose Mourinho from Marseille
for £24million back in 2004 and has scored 146
goals in his seven years at Chelsea.

News of Drogba's impending departure comes as
former Blues favourite Marcel Desailly claims the
club is being torn apart under Andre Villas-Boas
by dressing-room cliques.

The World Cup-winning Frenchman said: "There are
quite a few mini-clans at the club.

"The squad is exploding and people who could hold
things together in the past are having to deal
with personal worries. You sense total
disorganisation at Chelsea right now. It is
collectively falling apart."

Source - The Sun

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