"We will no longer be together next season," the 34-year-old said in quotes attributed to France Football magazine. "As I decided to leave, I wanted to tell them straight in the eye. Except that I could not do it. They made me crack.
"Even though it's been three years since I said I wanted to leave, I find it hard to admit that it's over with this club – especially as I did not feel like this. But I could not see myself sitting on the bench to watch others play when the club plans to set up a new team.
"So that's it – I am preparing for my leap into the unknown. It's going to be another adventure."
Fin du suspense chez les nouveaux champions d'Europe : Didier Drogba a annoncé dimanche à ses coéquipiers qu'il allait quitter Chelsea à la fin de la saison. L'attaquant ivoirien ne leur a pourtant pas annoncé sa future destination.
