Zola says goodbye with tale of what might have been

GIANFRANCO ZOLA was at Stamford Bridge yesterday to say his farewells to Chelsea staff. But he said he would still be a Blues player had the club made their increased contract offer just 48 hours earlier.

On Wednesday he rejected an increased pay-packet from Chelsea, financed by Abramovich's takeover the night before, and moved home to

Sardinia. And yesterday Zola, 37, disclosed he would have taken up the offer had it come before his contract expired the previous day.