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AC Milan are reportedly hoping to lure Didier Drogba for as little as £4million by exploiting a FIFA ruling over his Chelsea contract.

The Rossoneri have been in the market for a top-class striker since Andriy Shevchenko left for Stamford Bridge in the summer and are hoping to use a new FIFA rule in order to land Drogba in a cut-price deal.

Drogba has yet to agree an extension to his contract which expires in 2008 and under a new FIFA regulation, players can buy their way out of their contracts after three years by paying compensation to their clubs based on the value of the deal.

However, the Ivorian striker has said he wants to remain at Chelsea having started the season on form, scoring eight goals already.

He said: "Great strikers have joined the club but I am still here to serve the team."

Andy Webster became one of the first players to use the loophole when he moved to Wigan from Hearts over the summer.

source: foxsoccer.com