OM: a great attacker still flirts with the club

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By: Manu Tournoux

He only remained one season on the Canebière, but that was enough for him to print the retinas and get into hearts: Didier Drogba remains a legend of theOlympique de Marseille.

The former Ivorian international scorer wore the OM jersey during the 2003-2004 financial year, where he stacked the goals on national and European stages to emerge as one of the best attackers on the continent.

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On several occasions after his only season in Marseille, the player claimed his love for the club, but he never returned.

Transferred to Chelsea after this unforgettable year, Didier Drogba would have liked to continue his adventure in Marseille. Better still, the Golador would have seen himself in OM all his career.

The strong words of Dorgba on OM

“” I would have liked to play only for a single team, explained Didier Drogba in The Bridge show. When I see someone as (Francesco) Totti, like (Paolo) Maldini, (Steven) Gerrard, it's beautiful. This means that each time you managed to adapt to new people who arrive at the club. I would have liked to do this in Marseille. It's my heart club“.

Didier Drogba also wanted to clarify a specific subject: eternal speculations on his return. “” This thing put me in the controversy when, from one, I never wanted to leave the club, of two, I wanted to come back but I was told that if I came back it was on loan, and three, many leaders used my name, of the year that I spent in Marseille, to say that I was going to come back and to sell subscriptions“. It is said.