Source: Team_Talk
Drogba eyes up Chelsea stay
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has confirmed that he wants to stay with the Stamford Bridge outfit for the remainder of his career.[LNB] The 32-year-old hitman has been one of the Premier League's deadliest strikers for nearly half a decade following his move from Marseille.[LNB]Drogba signed a new three-year contract last year tying the Ivory Coast ace to Carlo Ancelotti's team through to the end of the 2011/12 campaign.[LNB]The talented marksman loves living in London and feels it would too disruptive for his family to move now when they are settled in England's capital.[LNB]"I'd love to stay at Chelsea - that is what I'm trying to do," he told the News of the World.[LNB]"It is good for me - this is the first time I have stayed so long in a club and everything is made for me to stay and end my career here.[LNB]"The family is settled here, the children love it at their schools and it would be very difficult to change them from this place.[LNB]"Everybody is happy here. I like London a lot and, if I miss something, I can still nip back to France."[LNB]Drogba meanwhile has dispelled fears that Chelsea's aging squad may be too old to mount another serious title challenge.[LNB]The likes of Drogba, Frank Lampard and Nicolas Anelka are all over 30, but the striker insists their fitness is as good as ever.[LNB]"People mention that we are an old side, but being 32 or 33 now is not the same as being 32 or 33 ten years ago," he continued.[LNB]"Things have changed a lot and a professional football player now has a very good life in terms of health and training.[LNB]"There are a few more years in me and this team."[LNB]However, Drogba has not been fully fit recently following a bout of malaria and he thinks that he will be back to full fitness in two weeks' time.[LNB]"It's not nice for me to be on the pitch and not feel 100 per cent, not be able to give what I was giving at the beginning of the season and last season," he concluded.[LNB]"But the important thing now is to get back to that form. Sure, it has been a bit frustrating because I've had fever and colds.[LNB]"I've been sweating, been sick for four weeks. In a couple of weeks, I should be back at full strength."
