Sunday Star-Times

Drogba back

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Didier Drogba has completed a remarkable return to Chelsea, signing a one-year deal to rejoin the club where he wrote his name into the record books and spearheade­d the most successful period in their history. Two years after leaving Stamford Bridge on a high after his heroics helped them win the Champions League, the emotional pull of reuniting with manager Jose Mourinho proved too great a draw for the Ivory Coast striker. ‘‘It was an easy decision – I couldn’t turn down the opportunit­y to work with Jose again,’’ the 36-year-old said. ‘‘Everyone knows the special relationsh­ip I have with this club and it has always felt like home.’’

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