[Zed.D]

As far as I remember, Drogba was one of our primary objectives for the summer transfer window, where we ended up signing a very promising, but now a 18yo who is unlikely to do any magic for us right away.

Now that Drogba officially wants to leave Chelsea and has named "Milan" as one of the four ideal clubs for him, why won't we sign him?!

In the summer Galliani didn't sign neither Drogba nor R10 and Eto'o because "apparently" they were unaccessible ((IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) ), but what about now?! would there be any alibi from Galliani/Berlusconi for not signing Drogba as soon as January?!

Drogba vows to leave 'broken' Chelsea as soon as possible

Didier Drogba has confirmed he will follow Jose Mourinho in leaving Chelsea. The striker claims the club have been "broken" by the manager's departure.

"My decision is taken," Drogba said. "Nothing could keep me here now. I know there's talk of Ronaldinho and Kaka coming here next season but that won't change my mind. I won't go back on this decision. No doubt because there's something broken with Chelsea."

Drogba was quick to blame Chelsea's owner, Roman Abramovich, for both Mourinho's exit and his own impending one. "We all feel that the shared story ended too quickly ... we are left with a feeling of incompleteness and impotence," said the 29-year-old. "Everything was halted at the whim of the president. We are mere employees. I don't hide the fact that I took the whole episode very badly. I can only say that I was unpleasantly surprised by some people."

Despite his comments, Chelsea feel sure the striker will stay. In an official statement the club said: "Didier Drogba signed a new four-year contract last year. As a top professional we are sure Didier is committed to Chelsea and intends to honour that contract." But in an interview with today's France Football magazine the Ivorian says he now plans to join a top club in either Italy or Spain and he names Milan, Inter, Barcelona and Real Madrid as the only four he would consider.

"I have to get a change of scenery. It took me some time to fall in love with Chelsea but now I believe it's time to move on to something else. I need a club with whom I'd be ready to break my leg to win. I want to get back to playing with butterflies in my stomach for a club who make me dream. For me, there aren't 50 clubs who could stimulate this sort of passion, just four: AC Milan, Inter, Barça and Real."

Drogba was said to be in tears after Mourinho told him he was leaving. Describing the manager's parting words Drogba said: "Then he said 'I wish good luck to you and your families and I thank you all. Even those who betrayed me'."

The striker's hurt has now developed into full-blown fury with the club's hierachy and Abramovich in particular. He told France Football that he had never felt fully comfortable at Chelsea. He said: "I've always had a bizarre relationship with Chelsea. On the very first day I wanted to leave. It was the same every summer too. But despite that I stayed for four seasons, the best of my career."

Guardian.co.uk

This post has been edited by zdrossoneri: Oct 19 2007, 09:27 AM

[han2503]

It all hinges on Gila's form and R99's fitness. If Milan decide that one of the two is not satisfactory, Inter can try all they want, he comes to the red side.

I really believe that Gila and R9 won't factor into this, Pippo however does. I love the guy for what he did for Milan, but we simply can'y keep him on anymore, he get's injured far too often, is scoring about 5 goals per season and is getting way too old. I think it's time for him to hang up his boots and Drogba would be a perfect replacement.

R9 is simply a different type of player to Drogba and I don't think out management will give up on Gila anytime soon, so really it all depends on Pippo imo

I don't like to say this, but another long term injury for Ronaldo or Inzaghi could be a blessing in disguise and would make our management sign Drogba...

Ronaldo getting injured will only increase our problems because getting Drogba won't be a solution to losing Ronnie because they are different types of strikers, that would probably work great together but they cannot replace each other

This post has been edited by han2503: Oct 19 2007, 07:29 PM

[Zed.D]

Ronaldo getting injured will only increase our problems because getting Drogba won't be a solution to losing Ronnie because they are different types of strikers, that would probably work great together but they cannot replace each other

Honestly I don't think that's correct. I'm not saying their style of play is exactly the same, no. I say Gilardino is the type of player who performs well when he plays alongside a supporting striker; Drogba is both an in-box and supporting striker, he is a complete striker in every aspect IMO. all we needed in the past five games (before Lazio) was someone who can put the damn ball into the back of the net. Gila and Pippo, for some reasons, either didn't get enough balls to to so, or couldn't do that simple tap when they were in front of an empty net. why? I think they need a supporting striker, especially Gilardino. his performance clearly improves when he's being played with Ronaldo. if we accept that Drobga is a SS, we should also accept that he is exactly what we need right now.