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Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas admits that he wants to keep Ivory Coast international striker Didier Drogba, but the club will not offer a two year deal that the former Marseille man is hoping for.
Villas-Boas said: "His level of performances have been outstanding, helping the club and [his] team-mates. We have to adapt. It's an ongoing talk with him and his people.
"Of course the club has to agree that the players who perform are the players who should continue. But he is going to the African Cup of Nations and is going to most likely come back only on 12 February. So there are lot of things to decide.
"But his professionalism and integrity will never be in question, signing a contract or not signing."
Chelsea look set to lose Nicolas Anelka and Brazilian defender Alex in the January transfer window, and Didier Drogba could follow suit six months later, as his contract expires next summer.
Written by Samuel Turnbull
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