Would Selling Didier Drogba to Manchester City for £20 Million Be A Good Deal?
Golden boot winner Didier Drogba played a central role in the most successful season in Chelsea’s history.
When off the floor holding his face, his strength, power and finishing makes him a valuable and desirable commodity.
Logic would suggest that Chelsea would be mad to even consider selling such a prized asset, especially one so instrumental to the clubs on-field success.
However at 32 Didier Drogba is in the final stages of his peak and approaching the twilight of his career.
With only two or three seasons at the top level remaining there is an argument that if Didier Drogba would really attract a transfer fee of £20m at this stage of his career, then maybe the idea of selling him is not as daft as first thought.
This kind of figure is unheard of for a player of his age and could only be dreamt of by bottomless transfer fund at Manchester City.
This does not mean that he should automatically be sold should such an offer come along, The golden rule is that a player should only leave the club if there are better players available in his position at the club or an equivalent or better replacement is lined up.
I do not think that for an equivalent cost that an equivalent player can be found, there was a time only a decade ago when £20m would buy you any player in the world. However with the money in the game and the influence of owners willing to operate at a loss, £20m is a drop in the ocean and any player secured for this value likely to constitue a gamble.
I think that the jury is out on this one as push comes to shove the decision is split, if the club do not sell then Drogba ceases to have resale value but will most likely provide the club with at least 20 goals a season for the next two seasons.
If the player is sold then there is the monumental job of replacing him at a financially viable price.
As Shakespeare once said, to sell or not to sell? Now that is the question. As a fan i think the answer is definitely no, the club will lose a significant edge in the title race if Didier Drogba is not at the Bridge this season.
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