{"id":449878,"date":"2011-06-29T07:38:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T07:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/29\/galatasaray-leading-race-to-sign-chelsea%e2%80%99s-didier-drogba-report\/"},"modified":"2011-06-29T07:38:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T07:38:00","slug":"galatasaray-leading-race-to-sign-chelseas-didier-drogba-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/29\/galatasaray-leading-race-to-sign-chelseas-didier-drogba-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Galatasaray leading race to sign Chelsea\u2019s Didier Drogba &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h4>29 Jun 2011 08:38:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"84.0281918341\">\n<div readability=\"13.75\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Didier Drogba, Stoke City\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/127600\/127651_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Didier Drogba, Stoke City<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span><em>For all the latest reports and transfer rumours, visit our dedicated section <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2559\/rumours\/archive\/1\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/turkey\/574\/galatasaray\">Galatasaray<\/a> are leading the race to sign <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/96\/chelsea\">Chelsea<\/a> striker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/c%C3%B4te-divoire\/497\/didier-drogba\">Didier Drogba<\/a> this summer, according to <em>The Mirror<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span>The Turkish side have had a \u00a37 million plus player deal turned down for the 33-year-old, but they are set to make an improved offer and give Drogba the long-term contract he is looking for worth \u00a35m a year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Ivory Coast striker could be interested in a move away from Stamford Bridge because the Blues are refusing to offer his security over his long-term future at the club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Chelsea are looking to rebuild their attack after the big-money signing of Fernando Torres in January, and with rumours of the club moving for players such as Brazilian starlet Neymar, Barcelona&#8217;s David Villa and Porto forward Falcao, the Blues could look to cash in on Drogba.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Marseille and Galatasaray became favourites to sign the striker after Chelsea outlined that they were reluctant to sell the player to any of their Premier League rivals, ending speculation of a move to Tottenham,\u00a0but the Turkish side are now reportedly favourites to sign him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Drogba moved from Marseille to London in 2004 in a deal costing the club \u00a324m, and has been an integral part of the team since.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><em>Our<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93900\/93900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"11\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0provides the best breaking news online and our\u00a0<\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93800\/93899.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"49\" height=\"10\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0football fan community is unmatched worldwide. 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