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\"didierRio de Janeiro: Corinthians<\/strong><\/a> have sent an official proposal to Didier Drogba as they attempt to secure one of Brazilian football’s biggest ever signings.<\/p>\n

The Sao Paulo outfit told media on Saturday that they are in talks with the former Chelsea striker, reports Xinhua news agency.<\/p>\n

“We have sent a proposal to his representative informing that we can meet his demands, which are not unreasonable,” Corinthians football director Flavio Adauto said.<\/p>\n

“They have already received it and we’re waiting for his response,” he added.<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old is a free agent after parting ways with Montreal Impact in November and has made it known that he wants to continue playing.<\/p>\n

Corinthians football manager Alessandro said the club struck a deal with sponsors to help cover Drogba’s proposed salary.<\/p>\n

Read more: Bayern Munich clinch 2017 Telekom Cup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“We have studied it along with our marketing department and have made a proposal with conviction,” Alessandro said during the press conference.<\/p>\n

Drogba would be the highest profile signing in Brazilian football since former Real Madrid, Inter Milan and AC Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf joined Botafogo in 2012.<\/p>\n

Corinthians are understood to be facing competition for the Ivorian’s signature from a raft of clubs, including his former team Marseille.<\/p>\n

Drogba scored 23 goals in 41 matches for Montreal Impact after ending his second spell with Chelsea in May 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The Sao Paulo outfit told media on Saturday that they are in talks with the former Chelsea striker, reports Xinhua news agency.<\/p>\n

“We have sent a proposal to his representative informing that we can meet his demands, which are not unreasonable,” Corinthians football director Flavio Adauto said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[2487,1921,20532,12975,466],"class_list":["post-32086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world-football-news","tag-corinthians","tag-didier-drogba","tag-flavio-adauto","tag-football-news","tag-indian-sports-news"],"yoast_head":"\nBrazil's Corinthians confirm Didier Drogba pursuit - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=32086\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Brazil's Corinthians confirm Didier Drogba pursuit - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rio de Janeiro: Corinthians have sent an official proposal to Didier Drogba as they attempt to secure one of Brazilian football's biggest ever signings. 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