Scolari: I did try to ditch Drogba

LUIZ FELIPE SCOLARI has revealed he tried to offload Didier Drogba while Chelsea manager and confirmed the pair had “conflicts” during his short reign at Stamford Bridge.

It has long been thought Scolari and Drogba had clashed while the former was in charge of the Blues, with the latter’s agent claiming after Scolari’s sacking just over two years ago that one of them had to go.

And it now appears Scolari failed to convince billionaire owner Roman Abramovich to swap Drogba for then Inter Milan striker Adriano.