Chelsea striker Didier Drogba confirms he plans to quit Even though it's been three years since I said I wanted to leave, I find it hard to admit that it's over with this club - especially as I did not feel like this. But I could not see myself sitting on the bench to watch others play when the club plans to set up a new team. So that's it - I am preparing for my leap into the unknown. It's going to be another adventure. Drogba's departure would put a dampener on the jubilant Champions League celebrations of most of Chelsea's players and fans, who engaged in chants of, "Didier Drogba, we want you to stay," during yesterday's open-top bus parade. The Blues hierarchy had said they planned to sit down with the Ivory Coast star after Saturday's final in a bid to agree a contract extension. Whether they still make an 11th-hour attempt to keep him in the wake of his reported quotes remains to be seen. But it has been suggested that even if Drogba does perform a dramatic U-turn, Chelsea may need to pay Shanghai some sort of compensation, with the forward reportedly having already agreed a �250,000-a-week deal with the Chinese club. The player has long been linked with a move to the far east after contract talks with the Blues broke down last year. Drogba snubbed the offer of a one-year extension, while Chelsea refused to bow to his demands for a two-year deal.