Shanghai (AFP) – Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said
Monday he may have considered signing Didier Drogba if the striker had opted to
remain in the Premier League after he left Chelsea last month.
After eight years at Stamford Bridge, the Ivory Coast star
signed for Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua for a reported 200,000 pounds
($314,000) a week, making him the highest-paid player in China and in the top
bracket globally.
Ferguson, speaking in Shanghai ahead of a friendly against
Drogba’s new team on Wednesday, said he may have pursued the 34-year-old if he
had decided against going overseas.
Asked if he was ever interested in Drogba joining the Red
Devils, Ferguson said: “I think that the decision was his anyway because he
said he was going to leave Chelsea and not play in the English league — that
eliminated everyone. I could have been.”
Drogba decided to join his old Chelsea team-mate Nicolas
Anelka at Shanghai, saying he wanted a “new challenge” outside of England’s top
flight.
He made an instant impact on his debut in the Chinese Super
League, setting up his team’s equaliser in a 1-1 draw away to Guangzhou R&F
on Sunday.
United and former England defender Rio Ferdinand said
Shanghai will face a test of how much they have developed with their new
signings when the teams meet.
“I’m looking forward to it. Obviously there’s been a lot of
excitement and press coverage about Didier and Anelka coming to Shanghai so
it’s a great game for both clubs,” Ferdinand said.
“Shanghai gets to see where they are at, and obviously at
this stage it’s our pre-season and the main focus for us is to get to another
stage of fitness and get through the game unscathed by injuries.”
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