Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho thinks that Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba could very well be a part of the Chelsea family again possible sooner than might have been expected.
The Portuguese striker will be reunited with his former star when Turkish giants Galatasaray come to town on Tuesday for the second leg of their Champions League match at Stamford Bridge
The Ivorian international spent eight years with Chelsea before leaving in 2012 after scoring the penalty over Bayern Munich that won Chelsea the Champions League.
“He is a Galatasaray player, we know he is a free agent and we know he finishes his contract at the end of the season,” Mourinho told Sky Sports. “But we think it is not the right moment to speak about him.
“I think it has to happen one day. When, I don’t know – as a player, as a coach, as an ambassador – next year, in four or five years, in 10 years – I don’t know.
“But when a person represents so much to a club and when a club represents so much to a person – and that’s the case – I think he has to be back one day.
“Undoubtedly he is one of the most important players in the history of this club – that is not a doubt. I think all Chelsea supporters we agree with that.
“We don’t say the most important one because that is not fair for other people that were in the same level and in the same generation, but for sure we all agree one of the most important players in the history of our club.
The match also sees the man who took over at Inter Milan from Mourinho Roberto Mancini in London, and when asked if Mourinho would be having dinner with the Italian following the game the Chelsea boss said: “No, because I have no interest. After the match I don’t do things because I win or because I lose.
“After matches what I have in my mind to do, I do. It doesn’t matter if I win or if I lose.
“And in my plans after the game, I don’t have a meal with somebody that has the same job as I have and this is the only thing we have in common. The fact we both are football managers. Nothing else.”
