Chelsea striker Didier Drogba happy at Stamford Bridge, denies Manchester City link
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba’s agent confirmed there had been no offer from English Premier League rivals Manchester City after reports the Ivory Coast international was nearing a Stamford Bridge exit. The 33-year-old striker has been linked with a move
away ever since the arrival of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707.
Torres arrived at Chelsea from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 for a record breaking fee of £50 million during the January transfer window. Not only did Torres fail to establish himself in the first team at Chelsea, his arrival adversely affected the performance of the team,
including Drogba.
Into his seventh season with the Blues, Drogba has not been his best this season, having been diagnosed with malaria early on. However, he has recovered and has been ever present since then only to be benched in favor of Torres.
Even though the Spaniard has failed to perform this season, he is expected to improve next season. The reason for the continued, blind belief in the player is the fact that he is 27 years old, about six years younger than Drogba, who is thought to be reaching
the end of his career.
Since the beginning of this season, there have been countless rumors suggesting a mass exodus at Stamford Bridge at the end of the season. The likes of Drogba, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Florent-Malouda-c13838 have all been speculated to leave the London club during the
summer.
Drogba has been linked with a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 is reportedly determined to sign the Chelsea hit-man at the end of the season.
Mancini is currently facing a striker crisis at the Eastlands, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Emmanuel-Adebayor-c12526 looking to make his loan move to Real Madrid permanent. The Italian manager seems keen on an exchange deal for the strikers.
However, the player’s agent Seydhi confirmed there had been no official offer from the Manchester City regarding a deal. He said his client was perfectly happy at Stamford Bridge and would wait until the end of the season to hold talks over his contract.
Seydhi said while speaking to reporters, “http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 and loves to play for Chelsea. We are waiting until the end of the season, when we will have a chat with the Chelsea officials and see.”
The Ivory Coast international’s agent confirmed they had not received any offers from Manchester City, he said, “We have not been contacted by City at the moment so we can't say anything about it. But we all know they want to be a force in England and Europe.”
Drogba joined http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 in 2004 for a fee of £24 million from Ligue 1 side Marseille under Jose Mourinho and has been irreplaceable for the Blues since then. He has made 301 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions and has scored 144 goals.
The 33-year-old Ivorian has won three FA Cup and English Premier League titles and two Carling Cup and Community Shield titles. He has won the Golden Boot twice, in 2007 and 2010 and was named the Chelsea Player of the Year the same year.
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