Returning legend Didier Drogba took part in his first Chelsea training session today since arriving back at the club after two years abroad.
Drogba, 36, signed a one-year deal to return to his spiritual home this month, with Chelsea fans everywhere delighted to welcome back the big striker, who will provide backup to new £32m signing Diego Costa up top.
“First of all when he came, it looks like he never left the club,” Mourinho said about Drogba’s return to West London,
“It was so normal, nothing new at all, because he knows everybody and everybody knows him.
“He was ever present even when he wasn’t here. Chelsea belonged to him.”
The Ivorian international watched from the subs bench on the weekend as his side beat Olimpija Ljubljana 2-1 on the weekend (with Costa scoring his first goal for the Blues), but he was in action today during training and could play a part in the upcoming friendly games, starting with a match against ‘feeder club’ Vitesse Arnhem on Wednesday.
Check out the latest photos rom Didier Drogba’s first training session since his return to Chelsea below:
Lovely one, I can’t just wait for this hole season to get started,what a season, just hope luke will also be on our side too!!!! One love….
Drogba is a chelsea hero!!! And jose he is my best couch
Let them come chelsea is fully redy for anyone now, cnt wait to see dis formidable new chelsea side crushing teams in EPL and CL dis season
Didier Drogba is no striker to miss in scoring from two yards like a certain flop at Chelsea welcome to Bridge double D.
Double drogba welcome. We really missed you a lot. Torres, Etoo, Ba and lukaku couldn’t do it.
Yeah Dogba will actually fire chelsea to d title dis year
Let d season begin,i can’t wait til August 17,let’s go there.
Welcome drogba i know u hv a wining mentality torres go but mou pls add another striker leave lokaku to stay to make us balance blues 4 life.
drogba u left a gap buh thanks u return to fill it
Can’t wait for the for the premier league…drogba I know you will make as happy.
The Presence Of Double ‘D’ In The Squad It Is Like Counting Many Trophies This Seasion.
Welcome home dd we misd u so much
I believe in my chelsea team,and am proud that chelsea have drogba back and digo who is so good and I will like to see edan hazard back in the team his my hiro…am proud chelsea fan!!! Love my chelsea players
Lukaku is not good enough and drogba is not what he was 2 years ago. We need another good striker or convert shurlle into a Striker. Costa will be dominating up top most the time but if he gets injured we may struggle for that final finish again. Prob should get another decent striker. Benzema needs a new home and would be a great fit in chelsea style of attack
Welcome Drogba
Welcome back the great Idol
Drogba netted 20 goals last season where he was 6 more than the 3 strikers (eto,Ba and torres) so chelsea have a 3 in 1 with drogba.
Ya but the prem league is a whole different ball game with some of the best defenders around. I doubt he can still replicate that now
Drogba is hear to compliment DIEGO COSTA, i wish BAMFORD stay n let LUKAKU go cus he doesn’t match up our plan @ all.
welcome back chelseas legend may th Lord give u more to deliever together with Costa
welcome back chelseas legend may the Lord give u more to deliever together with Costa
What is wrong with the youth system? Just take a good look @ southampton.
I believe it is not about how good the players are it is all about the couch…and I believe chelsea have the best couch who give the the team the spirit!!! Thank you jose you are the best.
Drogba is a chelsea hero!!! And jose he is my best couch.
Am a proud chelsea fan noba what came in my way I will always love my chelsea player and my chelsea couch
Chelsea fan love my team.
Drogba welkom back…