Shanghai Shenhua confident of signing Didier Drogba

 

Pa
Wednesday 23 May 2012 12:46 BST
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Drogba celebrates scoring Chelsea's crucial equaliser during Saturday's Champions League final
Drogba celebrates scoring Chelsea's crucial equaliser during Saturday's Champions League final (Getty Images)

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Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua are confident of securing a move for Didier Drogba, who yesterday confirmed he was leaving Chelsea.

The 34-year-old helped the Blues win the Champions League in Munich to bring the curtain down on a trophy-laden spell in west London.

Ivory Coast international Drogba - signed from Marseille for £24million in 2004 - is now expected to join up with former Blues team-mate Nicolas Anelka at the Chinese Super League club on what would be a lucrative free transfer.

Shanghai Shenhua owner Zhu Jun is quoted as saying in the Oriental Sports Daily: "As of now, Shenhua's negotiations with Drogba are continuing just as planned."

Anelka, 33, joined Shenhua in January and is currently player/coach following the recent sacking of former Fulham boss Jean Tigana.

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