Marseille chief: Fans will have to raise Drogba's wages as well as his fee

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Back in the old days: Drogba in a Marseille shirt

New Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari claims Drogba is still '200per cent in his plans' but the striker is said to be headed for the Stamford Bridge exit.

Barcelona, AC Milan and Internazionale are all reported to be interested in the Ivory Coast international but Marseille fans have launched an audacious bid to bring the 30-year-old back to the club he left four years ago.

Despite suffering a setback when their website crashed, the new appeal reached the one million-euro mark on Sunday.

The fans behind the initiative admitted that it would be impossible to raise the money to buy Drogba, instead insisting that the point of the project was to alert Diouf to the fans' wishes.

'I'm surprised and amused. It shows the true passion of our supporters,' said Diouf.

However, he joked that even if the fans could raise the money for the transfer, that alone would not be enough.

He added: 'I know what Drogba earns at Chelsea!'