Olympique Marseille remain interested in tempting Didier
Drogba away from Chelsea and back to Ligue 1, according to a report
from France Football.
The French outfit apparently contacted the Ivorian a few weeks ago,
but at that stage it looked like his wage demands would prove
prohibitive.
However, OM are trying to reduce their wage bill and trim their
squad, which may create room in the budget for Drogba.
The striker, 32, knows that the Blues are looking for a new,
younger centre-forward and Marseille might offer him a longer
contract on slightly lower wages, similar to the strategy employed
by Paris Saint-Germain when they snapped up Claude Makelele.
The move is at present on ice, according to the report, although
Drogba remains on Marseille's shortlist, with the French club
believing a fee of around £12.5 million (€15m) could be enough to
snare the striker.