Didier Drogba’s mooted return to Chelsea remains on hold after he tweeted his intention to stay with his current club, Montreal Impact, for the time being.
Drogba had held talks with Chelsea about returning to Stamford Bridge in a coaching capacity, saying he had a “desire to help” his former club, who have struggled in the Premier League this season.
But on Sunday, he said he was returning for pre-season training with Montreal:
On way to Qatar to do some preparation work for pre-season 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 @impactmontreal pic.twitter.com/KnZdQXdr4Q
— Didier Drogba (@didierdrogba) January 24, 2016
Chelsea’s interim manager, Guus Hiddink, also confirmed that Drogba’s immediate future was in MLS, although he did not rule out a move for the Ivorian in the future. “In the short-term, yes [Drogba will not return],” said Hiddink. “But in the longer term we talked about players of a big influence or big image for this club, they are welcome. There is no time issue on this. I wish him all the best now for one of his last seasons.”
Drogba had a prolific spell at Impact last season, scoring 12 goals in 14 appearances as the team reached the MLS Eastern Conference semi-finals.
