Drogba casts further doubt over Chelsea future

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The Ivory Coast international first revealed he wanted to end his association with the Blues following the departure of former boss Jose Mourinho back in September.

But he later regretted making his remarks public and re-affirmed his commitment to the club.

Unsettled: Chelsea forward Didier Drogba

Now Drogba's stance does not appear to have changed and he admits that his future is something he intends to discuss after the end of the current campaign.

Drogba told Eurosport: "It comes from me, I said what I am thinking, that I wanted to leave. The problem is that I've said that I've wanted to leave for two or three years now.

"Mourinho's departure didn't help; on the contrary it made me want to leave even more."

Drogba has been linked with some of the continent's biggest clubs, including Spanish giants Real Madrid and European champions AC Milan - clubs also reported to be interested in Mourinho.

But the 30-year-old wants to concentrate on helping both club and country before sorting his own future out.

Drogba added: "I haven't talked about that yet - that's for later on. "For the moment, my main objective is the African Nations Cup and then when I get back to Chelsea, it will be winning everything we still have an interest in. "The Champions League is the most important. But if we won the Premier League I wouldn't complain." Drogba made his first appearance since the beginning of December in Saturday's 1-0 FA Cup third round win over Queens Park Rangers. Drogba has fully recovered from knee surgery and has now left to join his Ivory Coast team-mates for the three-week African Nations Cup tournament in Ghana. Drogba insists the decision to have the operation was the right one even though it meant missing important games for Chelsea during December. He said: "It's been four weeks since the operation and my recovery is going well. I think the club and I made the right decision to intervene. "The club told me it was best to have the operation when I did. They said if you really want to go to the African Nations Cup, you need to do it now. We agreed on that."