Source: Daily_Mail
Didier Drogba to hold Chelsea contract talks in May
Didier Drogba has revealed he will hold talks with Chelsea about his future at the end of the season.[LNB]Speculation about Drogba has been rife since the arrival of Fernando Torres, which was believed by some to herald the beginning of the end of the Ivorian's six-and-a-half-year Stamford Bridge career.[LNB]The 33-year-old's contract expires next year and it is unclear whether he or the Blues intend to extend it.[LNB] Good to talk: Drogba will discuss an extension to his Chelsea contract at the end of the season[LNB]'It will be very interesting to see what happens in May,' Drogba said.[LNB]'Then we can sit and speak about it and have a coffee.'[LNB]The ?50million signing of Torres saw Drogba lose his automatic place in the side, while he has also struggled to strike up an understanding with his new team-mate when they have played together.[LNB]Drogba admitted intially struggling to accept no longer being top dog, but insisted he quickly came to accept manager Carlo Ancelotti's policy of rotating his forwards.[LNB]'It wasn't easy the first week but that's normal,' he said.[LNB]'Today, I know that we're doing this for the best of the team. The team is more competitive.[LNB]'Everybody talks a lot about my future but I'm enjoying it and I'm happy to be here.'[LNB] No complaints: Drogba is happy with Chelsea's squad rotation since the arrival of Fernando Torres[LNB]It was Torres' turn to be rotated in Wednesday night's Champions League last-16 second leg against FC Copenhagen, with Drogba starting alongside Nicolas Anelka.[LNB]'We have a lot of strikers but I can't complain, I'm not the only one,' said Drogba.[LNB]'Salomon Kalou is not playing, (Florent) Malouda is not playing, sometimes Anelka, sometimes me, Nando.[LNB]'I think it's good for the team. A team like Chelsea must have a lot of players to achieve a lot in a year.'[LNB]Drogba revealed he was 'really happy' with Ancelotti's explanation for the rotation policy.[LNB]'Communication is important - communication is what makes a player feel profitable in every situation,' said the forward, who has failed to find the net in his last nine games.[LNB]His latest blank came against Copenhagen but a goalless draw was enough to seal Chelsea's place in the quarter-finals ahead of this morning's draw.[LNB] On a mission: Drogba is determined to carry Chelsea into the Champions league final at Wembley this May[LNB]They have already gone further than last year, when they lost to eventual winners Inter Milan but Drogba admitted a semi-final spot was the minimum requirement for Ancelotti's men.[LNB]'For a team like Chelsea, we have to be, minimum, in the semi-final every year,' said Drogba, who has played in all but one of the Blues' five semi appearances in the last seven years.[LNB]'You need to keep trying. I think it's little details in the Champions League, it's all about details and also we need a little bit of luck to win it.[LNB]'We didn't have it in the last final but you have to do everything to have luck on your side.[LNB]'Hopefully, this time we're going to do it.'[LNB] Torres plays down goal drought and insists: At least we're creating chancesFriday Five: The expensive signings who won the battles of the rich kids...Swansea sign Chelsea striker Borini on loan to power promotion pushAll the latest Chelsea news, features and opinion [LNB] Explore more:People: Fernando Torres, Nicolas Anelka, Didier Drogba, Carlo Ancelotti Places: Copenhagen
