Drogba closing Chelsea return

The 37-year-old is very nearly coming back to Stamford Bridge as a feature of Guus Hiddink’s private alcove group, with the Dutch mentor pushing for the Ivorian to join his staff.

Didier Drogba’s arrival to Chelsea drew a stage nearer on Wednesday night, in the midst of reports that he has resigned from football and in this manner voided his agreement with Montreal Impact.

The 37-year-old moved to play down the disclosures, declaring in a tweet that he is still in discussion with the MLS club in regards to his future and saying he has “not yet reported retirement”, however talks will proceed over a takeoff that would flag the end of his playing days.

The Blues legend marked a 18-month manage the Canadian side in the mid year after his arrangement with Chelsea arrived at an end, scoring 11 times in 11 appearances in MLS and remarkably netting a cap trap on his first begin.