Reports this morning suggest that Luis Felipe Scolari is not developing Chelsea through evolution but revolution. Didier Drogba can apparently be bought for £22m, which may be of interest to AC Milan. However, the Italians baulked at making a £24m bid for the Togolese striker so may not be able to fund the purchase of his Ivorian rival.

If the price quoted in The Sun is correct, it represents excellent value for money for a player who has proven that he can score at the highest level. There have been consistent reports for the last twelve months that the player is unhappy at Stamford Bridge but his release would come as some surprise, especially with a new manager in situ.

Strikers of his calibre are scarce at the highest level and Chelsea are continually linked with them. Current favourite in the media is Samuel Eto’o as David Villa committed himself to Valencia yesterday. With Jo costing Manchester City £19m, the two Spanish-based players and Drogba can be considered cheap at only £3-£5m more.

One criticism of Drogba is that he is opinionated and divisive in the dressing-room. Eto’o has a similar reputation having been part of the politically explosive environment in the Camp Nou. His availability was confirmed by Pep Guardiola recently, along with Ronaldinho and the now-departed Deco. The nightmare scenario for the new Barcelona coach is that Eto’o and the Brazilian remain at the Camp Nou for another season. Whilst there has been plenty of rumour surrounding Ronaldinho’s future, little interest is being shown in Eto’o. Barcelona will be actively seeking to change that and may yet be tempted to throw the Cameroonian into the Adebayor mix.

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