Source: Team_Talk
Drogba keen to sign new deal
Didier Drogba is adamant he wants to finish his career at Chelsea and says negotiations over a new contract at Stamford Bridge are ongoing. [LNB] The Ivory Coast striker is in the final year of his contract in West London and the Blues are thought to have offered him a 12-month extension on his deal. [LNB]However, 33-year-old Drogba is believed to want two more years, with a view to hanging up his boots at the Premier League club. [LNB]Uncertainty has surrounded his future since the £50million arrival of Fernando Torres from Liverpool in January, with the hitman no longer guaranteed a starting spot in manager Andre Villas-Boas' line-up. [LNB]But Drogba maintains he is going nowhere while he is still under contract, and hopes the situation will be resolved. [LNB]He told the Sunday Mirror: "I said a few years ago that I will be here until the end of my contract. But I would like to finish my career here. We are continuing talks. [LNB]"Everybody knows what I feel about Chelsea and what I want."[LNB]Villas-Boas says the situation is still up in the air, adding: "He knows our offer and he has made a counter offer. [LNB]"We are now waiting on things."
