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Drogba caused a storm at Stamford Bridge last week when he announced, in an interview with France Football magazine, that he wanted to follow former manager Jose Mourinho out of the club.

"Everything is possible in football. Didier Drogba is an exceptional footballer who loves France," Aulas told Aujourd'hui en France. "We had an asset (to make him come) here, Florent Malouda, who was playing for us but he has left for Chelsea. If we had to sign both of them, it is maybe beyond our means."

Drogba later insisted he was committed to the Blues but would sit down and discuss his future at the end of the season.

The 29-year-old is contracted to Chelsea until 2010 but a return to France could be an option for the striker after Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas admitted an admiration for his talents.

In the meantime Drogba's controversial outburst has received support from team-mate Petr Cech.

Goalkeeper Cech said Drogba had every right to express his feelings in the wake of Mourinho's exit but Cech says his attitude on the pitch has been first class as Chelsea have turned things around under new coach Avram Grant.

Cech declared: "Didier opened his heart in his interview but the main importance for the players, the club and the fans should be the fact that on the pitch he has always been brilliant and fighting 100%.

"Every player has the right to say what he thinks. For us the most important thing is that he plays on the pitch for the team. You can see that in any game, he is 100% for us and wants to score goals and win and that is the main thing."