Drogba joins Galatasaray:

Ivory
Coast
captain
and
former
Chelsea
striker
Didier
Drogba
has
left
Shanghai
Shenhua
to sign a 1-1/2 year contract with
Galatasaray, Turkish broadcaster CNN Turk
said on Sunday.
The channel did not give any more
information and Galatasaray could not be
reached for immediate comment.
The 34-year-old, who is on Africa Nations
Cup duty with his country, moved to China
after helping Chelsea win the Champions
League last May.
Drogba signed a 2-1/2 year deal with
Shenhua in June that was, according to
media reports, worth around $300,000 a
week.
However, the Shanghai-based Oriental
Sports daily said last month that the player
was owed money by the club.
Drogba applied for permission to leave on
loan before the January transfer window
but world soccer’s ruling body FIFA refused
the request.
The striker returned to Chelsea to train at his
former club in a bid to stay sharp for the
Nations Cup, fuelling media speculation of a
return to Europe.
If his move to Turkey is confirmed, the
transfer will come less than a week after
Netherlands midfielder Wesley Sneijder
joined Galatasaray from Inter Milan.