Marseille Pursuing Audacious Move For Chelsea Star Drogba

• Poignant

  16 Jul 10, 23:50

  Report: Olympique Marseille Pursuing Audacious Move For Chelsea Star Didier Drogba

  

  Didier Drogba - North Korea-Ivory Coast - World Cup 2010 (Getty Images)

  
  

  Olympique Marseille remain interested in tempting Didier Drogba away from Chelsea and back to Ligue 1, according to a report from France Football.
  
  The French outfit apparently contacted the Ivorian a few weeks ago, but at that stage it looked like his wage demands would prove prohibitive.
  
  However, OM are trying to reduce their wage bill and trim their squad, which may create room in the budget for Drogba.
  
  The striker, 32, knows that the Blues are looking for a new, younger centre-forward and Marseille might offer him a longer contract on slightly lower wages, similar to the strategy employed by Paris Saint-Germain when they snapped up Claude Makelele.
  
  The move is at present on ice, according to the report, although Drogba remains on Marseille's shortlist, with the French club believing a fee of around £12.5 million (€15m) could be enough to snare the striker.

• stellazio

  17 Jul 10, 02:12

  he wants to retire there from what he said before..