Drogba keen to sign new deal

Drogba keen to sign new deal

Published Aug. 14, 2011 9:15 a.m. ET

The Ivory Coast striker is in the final year of his contract in West London and the Blues are thought to have offered him a 12-month extension on his deal. However, 33-year-old Drogba is believed to want two more years, with a view to hanging up his boots at the Premier League club. Uncertainty has surrounded his future since the £50million arrival of Fernando Torres from Liverpool in January, with the hitman no longer guaranteed a starting spot in manager Andre Villas-Boas' line-up. But Drogba maintains he is going nowhere while he is still under contract, and hopes the situation will be resolved. He told the Sunday Mirror: "I said a few years ago that I will be here until the end of my contract. But I would like to finish my career here. We are continuing talks. "Everybody knows what I feel about Chelsea and what I want." Villas-Boas says the situation is still up in the air, adding: "He knows our offer and he has made a counter offer. "We are now waiting on things."

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