Drogba demands Chelsea outmuscle Arsenal and Spurs to snap up Vieira

07 October 2009 09:59
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has urged Carlo Ancelotti to sign Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira in January.[LNB]Arsenal and Tottenham both offered the Inter Milan midfielder a return to north London in the summer before the France international opted to stay at the San Siro.[LNB] Time to go: Vieira (left) could feel he need to try his luck away from Inter [LNB]  But Vieira is well down the pecking order under former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho and the 33-year-old, who watched the Blues beat Liverpool on Sunday, will consider a move in order to play first-team football ahead of the World Cup.[LNB]Chelsea have been banned from signing any players during the next two transfer windows and will lose John Mikel Obi and Michael Essien from their midfield during the Africa Cup of Nations.[LNB]The club has appealed against their suspension and Drogba wants his manager to move for ex-Arsenal skipper Vieira if it is upheld.[LNB] Plenty to say: Drogba has told Chelsea boss Ancelotti to swoop for Vieira[LNB]He told The Sun: 'It would be a good move for Chelsea to bring Patrick in. Don't forget we are going to miss several players in January, particularly in midfield, because of the African Nations Cup.[LNB]'We played against Vieira last summer and he was very strong.'[LNB] Ukraine v England live! Sign up to watch the match with MailOnlineArsenal still want Vieira and Wenger also has Cahill on his radarSpurs and Arsenal to renew battle to sign Vieira with veteran set to quit InterChelsea vow to help find fans involved in anti-semitic chants against SpursSeven reasons why the Premier League season has started with a bangThe Wenger years: 10 reasons why the Frenchman has become a legendCHELSESA FC

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