"If Lionel Messi wants to come, I'm in favour. "Obviously I'm in favour of all great players who are capable of making financial sacrifices," Labrune said on Tuesday. He has often said he wants to return to Marseille one day, but their president, Vincent Labrune, thinks his wages would be too high for the cash-strapped club, who sold key players such as the midfielder Alou Diarra and the utility player Stéphane M'Bia to raise funds. Champions League teams must register their squad lists for the group stage with Uefa in September before their first match.ĭrogba joined Chelsea in 2004 from Marseille, where he was also hugely popular despite playing for only one season, helping the French side reach the Uefa Cup final. Nonetheless, even if Fifa relented and Chelsea were allowed to sign Drogba on a short-term contract, he could not play in their must-win final group match against Nordsjaelland on 5 December. He scored an 88th-minute equaliser against Bayern Munich, then struck the winning penalty in the shootout.Ĭhelsea appeared to be missing his powerful presence Tuesday in a 3-0 loss to Juventus in the Champions League, which led to Roberto Di Matteo being fired as manager early on Wednesday. Existing rules prevent Drogba from representing another club until 1 January.įifa has, however, upheld the rules in previous cases when David Beckham, Thierry Henry and Landon Donovan had to wait until January to make loan moves to Europe after the Major League Soccer season ended.ĭrogba signed a contract until the end of 2014 with Shanghai weeks after helping Chelsea win the Champions League title in May. If Fifa grants Drogba's request, the 34-year-old Ivory Coast captain could play for a new team as preparation for the African Cup of Nations, which begins on 19 January in South Africa.
"The Fifa administration services are looking into it," the organisation said in a statement.ĭrogba's season with Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua finished this month. Didier Drogba has asked Fifa for special permission to move on loan from his Chinese club despite the request falling outside the official transfer window.įifa commented on Wednesday that it is considering the former Chelsea forward's request for an exemption from international rules.
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