No Drogba on Chelsea tour

Chelsea have left for their pre-season tour of Asia without striker Didier Drogba.

Chelsea have left for their pre-season tour of Asia without star striker Didier Drogba.

The 30-year-old, who scored eight times in the Premier League last season, has been linked with a transfer away from Stamford Bridge this summer, although the Blues claim his absence from the trip is due to the need to recover from a knee injury.