How Chelsea boss wanted to axe me ~ Drogba

 Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has revealed that manager Luiz Felipe Scolari wanted to replace him with Brazilian striker Adriano in the 2008-09 season, but club owner Roman Abramovich blocked the move.

Didier Drogba

Scolari took charge of Chelsea in 2008 and fell out with the Ivorian striker after he failed to score regularly during the Brazilian's time at Stamford Bridge.

The Brazilian coach told Drogba he would never play for the club again under his leadership and that he would have to find a new club in the January transfer window.

"When I left the meeting, the first thing I did was call Mr Abramovich and explain the situation via one of his assistants," Drogba revealed in his new autobiography Commitment.

Abramovich left the striker with no doubt as to his future at the club.

"No, you're not going anywhere. Who said you were going?" the owner told him.

The World Cup-winning coach didn't last long at the Blues – he was sacked by the Russian a few months after trying to sell the forward.

The MLS striker's first two years at Chelsea were not memorable, and he revealed that midfielder Frank Lampard was the reason he stayed at the club.

"The guy who single-handedly convinced me to stay was Frank Lampard," the Ivorian continued.

"He sent this to me: 'Hi DD, I hope that you're staying, because we have to win the league together, and we have to win the Champions League together!'"

Drogba went on to win three Premier League titles with Chelsea before leaving for Galatasaray in 2013.