Ivorien national team star Toure Yaya has reportedly confirmed country mate Drogba's interest in FC Barcelona.


The news of Drogba's discontent with Chelsea FC and his rising interest to play in Spain is old news. However, the story has taken a different and more specific angle since the Chelsea FC big man indicated in a reported press statement that that he wanted to play for Barca. Since then, it's been a constant look in at Camp Nou as a flood of attention from the world press, especially from England has greeted Drogba's alleged confession of a secret admiration and fantasy with life and soccer at Camp Nou. Drogba's team mate in the Ivorien national team, Toure Yaya has now confirmed the interested and love struck Drogba is for real. Toure and Drogba have been having very close talks over the past week, as both are in the Ivorien national team camp for the African Nations Cup in Ghana. Now FC Barcelona player Toure reveals more details from their heart-to-heart discussions:

Drogba loves Barcelona very much and wants to play for the club. He has said this to me and I know he wants to come to Barca. We have spoken about Barcelona, and it all looks very good. Of course, it will be difficult, because Madrid and Milan are also after him. In my opinion, it would be very good if he were to join us, because we have lots of great players and he would be another one of them. He is a player with quality and one that can help the team.

The news of Drogba's imminent transfer out of Chelsea FC is expected to climax this summer. AC Milan, Real Madrid and Inter Milan are all thought to be interested in signing the top scorer at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea FC talisman wants out of the Premiership and into top action in La Liga.


The gifted striker who has proved himself tremendously over the years has declared playing in Spain is one dream he must fulfil before he retires.

I am 29 years and want a new experience. I will prefer to play in Spain and achieve my career dreams. I need greater motivation and more demanding action and a clearly defined play with purpose and I shall find this in Spain.

FC Barcelona are being associated with a Didier Drogba move, especially as the much expected transfer of Arsenal's Thierry Henry is not yet through.
Barca may have begun searching for a very suitable replacement for the Frenchman Henry whose definite location next season is still a matter of speculation.

If English Premiership top scorer, Didier Drogba appears in Barcelona Jersey at the start of next season, do not gasp in surprise.


Drogba, speaking from his base in Abidjan, the capital city of the Ivory Coast, bared his mind on the frustrations of staying confined to one club and to one system without much exploration, competition and title inducing activities. The goalking is being strongly associated with Barcelona, who have mounted a public manhunt for the striker that surpasses all standards, probably to pair such a deadly marksman with their own striker who surpasses all standards the equally deadly kingpin, Samuel Eto'o.
It will be very delightful watching the three time African footballer of the year, Samuel Eto'o pair with the current African Footballer of the year, Didier Drogba to form the most dangerous attacking pair in the entire football world.

This vision is what Barca has caught and is very well able to pursue it to a conclusive end.
Drogba says:


I do not see myself lasting in places where achievements of the highest honour continue to be elusive. I want to play in a club where the ability to rise to the occassion is high. A club with great ambitions where one can achieve set objectives. I am 29 years now and cannot continue to waste any more time.

I will be in self-delusion if I end my career without playing in the right club and gatteing the right results.


Drogba's declining love for Chelsea may be connected with the declining relationship between the officials at Stamford Bridge and their Coach, Jose Mourinho.
The Portuguese brought Drogba to Chelsea and is in many ways, playing the role of a mentor to the younger African Lion.


It could also be that Drogba is tilting toward Barca in respone to rumour winds blowing across from the Premiership, which has continued to link an increasing number of players and even coaches moving from England to Spain and Spain to England.

FC Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o, who was on the run for a record fourth successive award, was surprisingly named second best African Player in 2006, despite being out for nearly 5 month with a knee injury.


Chelsea´s didier Drogba won the CAF African Player of the Year 2006 Award and Chelsea team-mate, Ghana's Michael Essien, finished in third place.


The result was close, with Drogba taking 79 votes, while Samuel Eto'o came very close with 74. Michael Essien secured 36 votes.


Congratulation Sammy!

3 times African Player of the Year Samuel Eto'o has been nominated again for the award. The African Football Confederation (CAF) has just published its shortlist of candidates for the African Player of the Year and 2003, 2004 and 2005 winner Samuel Eto'o is in the competion final again. The final celebration and election will take part in the Ghana´s capitol Accra on March,1. The three candidates are exactly the same as last year, with Eto'o once again up against the Chelsea duo of Didier Drogba and Michael Essien.
The Cameroon international striker has every chance of beating both, the Ivorian Drogba and Ghanaian Essien after winning the Spanish League and Champions league in 2006 as well as finishing as "Pichichi", top scorer of Spain. Eto'o has been sidelined since month after a stunning start into the season that saw the profilic striker as top scorer of La Liga again. While Drogba for the Ivory Coast and Essien for Ghana, took part in this summer´s world cup, Eto'o and his team team failed to qualify for the world championship.