Drogba plays down Marseille return, they don't have a project

The Ivorian insists he wants to compete for
silverware rather than just play out the remainder
of his career and is put off by the departure of big
names from Stade Velodrome
Didier Drogba has ruled out a return to Marseille
because he does not expect the Ligue 1 side to be
competing for trophies next season.
The Ivory Coast striker was released by Chelsea at
the end of his contract after helping them claim a
fourth Premier League title and win the League
Cup.
Reports had suggested the 37-year-old could
return to the Stade Velodrome to finish his career,
but Drogba insists he will not be joining Marcelo
Bielsa's side.
"It's not a question of money. I like to have a
project. And Marseille, which I know well, does not
have a project," Drogba told reporters in his native
Ivory Coast.
"They have sold their best players, whom they let
go till the end of their contracts. I'm talking about
Andre Ayew, Andre-Pierre Gignac ... and they'll
lose more.
"I don't want to go to Marseille to just play. If I go
somewhere, it's to win, and I want to win. The
question has been coming up for 10 years.
"There have been times when I could have

returned, but the timing wasn't right. And each
time my name comes up when it's time to renew
season tickets. I don't want people to use me for
financial purposes."
Drogba left Marseille to begin his first spell
at Chelsea in July 2004.