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Drogba: I'm Going Nowhere
Chelsea ace Didier Drogba has all-but ruled out a summer switch to Serie A by reiterating that his Blues contract runs till 2010...
Jun 14, 2008 8:00:30 AM
AC Milan and Inter looked set to enter into an all-Milano transfer battle for Chelsea ace Didier Drogba, but the Ivorian insists he's going nowhere.
Reports have surfaced regarding Drogba's apparent unhappiness at Stamford Bridge since the departure of flamboyant Portuguese boss Jose Mourinho.
So, once Mourinho washed up on Nerazzurri shores this summer, Drogba's future looked to lie in Serie A with his former boss, with whom he had such a good relationship.
Now, though, Drogba has poured cold water on the transfer talk, committing his future to Luiz Felipe Scolari's new Blues regime.
"I have a contract with Chelsea until 2010, so I am still a Chelsea player," Drogba, currently in the Ivory Coast promoting his controversial autobiography, told Sky Sports.
"Mourinho is my friend and I am happy for him because he was missing coaching. He is a top coach but, like I said, my [Blues] contract runs until 2010."
Still Smarting
The hitman ended last season on a low note as Chelsea were pipped to the Premier League crown by Manchester United, also losing the Champions League final to the Reds. Worse, Drogba was sent off after raising hands to Nemanja Vidic.
On his Moscow red card, he added: "I am really disappointed with myself. I lost my head completely and I let the team down.
"I should not have reacted in that way. I let myself down, the Chelsea fans, my homeland - but that is life.
"I have now lost three finals: one Uefa Cup (with Marseille), an African Nations Cup and now the Champions League.
"But that's football; hopefully I will win the next one."
Duncan Robertson, Goal.com
Reports have surfaced regarding Drogba's apparent unhappiness at Stamford Bridge since the departure of flamboyant Portuguese boss Jose Mourinho.
So, once Mourinho washed up on Nerazzurri shores this summer, Drogba's future looked to lie in Serie A with his former boss, with whom he had such a good relationship.
Now, though, Drogba has poured cold water on the transfer talk, committing his future to Luiz Felipe Scolari's new Blues regime.
"I have a contract with Chelsea until 2010, so I am still a Chelsea player," Drogba, currently in the Ivory Coast promoting his controversial autobiography, told Sky Sports.
"Mourinho is my friend and I am happy for him because he was missing coaching. He is a top coach but, like I said, my [Blues] contract runs until 2010."
Still Smarting
The hitman ended last season on a low note as Chelsea were pipped to the Premier League crown by Manchester United, also losing the Champions League final to the Reds. Worse, Drogba was sent off after raising hands to Nemanja Vidic.
On his Moscow red card, he added: "I am really disappointed with myself. I lost my head completely and I let the team down.
"I should not have reacted in that way. I let myself down, the Chelsea fans, my homeland - but that is life.
"I have now lost three finals: one Uefa Cup (with Marseille), an African Nations Cup and now the Champions League.
"But that's football; hopefully I will win the next one."
Duncan Robertson, Goal.com
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