Drogba wants to join me at Barcelona, reveals Yaya

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Yaya Toure, younger brother of Arsenal defender Kolo, said Didier Drogba wants to join him at Barcelona.

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The Chelsea striker, 29, who is in his fourth season at Stamford Bridge, has repeatedly voiced his desire to move on during the summer.

He has now sounded out midfielder Toure about life at the Nou Camp during their time together on duty at the Africa Nations Cup, at which the pair were key members of the Ivory Coast side knocked out in the semi-finals.

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And Drogba, who was dismayed at manager Jose Mourinho's departure last autumn, has revealed his eagerness to move to the Catalan giants.

"Didier and I have naturally talked about Barcelona," said Toure, 24, in Catalonia's Sport newspaper. "He would love to play for Barca, as they are a very good team with good players. "He has told me that he wants to come and play alongside me. He is a very important player in my homeland. But he would cost a lot of money.

"And I know it would be complicated to fit him into the Barca team, as they already have Samuel Eto'o, Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi at the club."

Barca boss Frank Rijkaard last week said: "If Barca have the possibility of signing a player like Drogba we would have to look at it, but we wouldn't do a swap."