Drogba’s going nowhere, insists Blues chief Kenyon
Kenyon says Drogba will not be sold in the January transfer window and he expects him to remain at the club until the end of his current contract.
Drogba’s future came under fresh speculation last week when the player was alleged to have attended a meeting with Inter Milan sporting director Marco Branca at a Fulham restaurant.
Kenton said: “Didier is under contract with us for the next 18 months. Didier will be going nowhere in January.”
Kenyon also insisted there was no crisis at Stamford Bridge despite Chelsea’s current dip in form, which includes their 2-1 home defeat by Arsenal on Sunday.
Kenyon is happy with the performance of coach Luiz Felipe Scolari even though Chelsea have now dropped 12 points at home, been dumped out of the Carling Cup by Burnley and need to beat CFR Cluj at home to qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League.
“Life is good despite yesterday’s result,” insisted Kenyon. “I think everybody was disappointed by that but we’ve got a big squad with a lot of experience and this is a long season. I don’t think we should concern ourselves about one or two results.
“I am absolutely convinced, in terms of the management and the players, that we will get back on track quickly because they are big pros and they have been there before.’’
Meanwhile, the FA will not take any action against Scolari following his comments about referee Mike Dean after the Arsenal defeat. Scolari demanded an apology from Dean and his assistant for their failure to disallow Robin van Persie’s equaliser.
The Arsenal midfielder was clearly offside as he fired the ball beyond Petr Cech to put Arsenal level in the 59th minute. The goal changed the game and three minutes later Van Persie struck his ninth of the season to clinch all three points and put the Gunners back in the title hunt.
An FA spokesman said: “We have studied the remarks of Luiz Felipe Scolari and will not be taking any further action.”
Meanwhile Chelsea have reached an agreement with Norwegian club Lyn Oslo in their dispute over the transfer of John Mikel Obi. The Blues issued a High Court claim against Lyn and their former chief executive Morgan Andersen in October in an effort to recoup the £16million (€18.8m) transfer fee they paid for the Nigerian.
Chelsea claimed the transfer was based on the “fraudulent misrepresentation that Mikel had an employment contract with Lyn”.
A short statement on the club’s website, last night confirmed the matter relating to Lyn had been resolved out of court but figures were not revealed.
It read: “Chelsea Football Club and FC Lyn Oslo have resolved all matters between the two clubs with regard to John Mikel Obi.
“The terms of the agreement will remain confidential. There will be no further comment.”
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