In the past few days, the Brazilian media have had big coverage of Corinthians’ talks to sign Chelsea legend Didier Drogba.
The Brazilian club had some trouble at first, due to the intervention of an intermediary, but in the end they managed to have a word with the player himself.
Corinthians president Roberto de Andrade had a videoconference with the striker, who politely said ‘no’ to Corinthians’ offer.
According to Globo Esporte, what Drogba told the official is that he should be retiring, with the possibility of getting a role at Chelsea.
Corinthians president Roberto de Andrade was quoted directly, so the information probably leaked from one of the people involved in the talks.
The Brazilian club seemed pretty honoured to be holding talks with such an important player, and that’s why they even released an official statement thanking Drogba for the negotiations.
Of course, it became the subject of a joke for their rivals, and the ironic ‘Thanks, Drogba’ became a trending topic on Twitter this week.
So, a Chelsea role for Drogbe
