Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba has admitted that he never would have left Premier League side Chelsea if the two parties could have agreed a contract back in 2012.
The Ivorian international eventually left Stamford Bridge on a free and joined a Chinese team before then moving to Turkey, but after returning to The Bridge last night for a Champions League game, the much-loved striker admitted that it was a fall-out regarding contracts that made him leave the club.
Drogba was given a huge reception when he returned to the place he became a legend, and the news that he would have stayed on if the right deal was offered may annoy most of the fans who would have loved to see him stay, especially after his match-winning penalty in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
He said: “Why did I leave Chelsea? I didn’t want to talk about that, but I would have stayed if we could find a satisfactory agreement for both parties.”
Drogba couldn’t help Galatasaray produce a shock at The Bridge last night as they fell to a 2-0 defeat thanks to first-half goals from Samuel Eto’o and Gary Cahill.
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
