Didier Drogba is desperate to quit Chelsea. The Mirror says Drogba is trying to quit Chelsea - and was told by Luiz Felipe Scolari: Go if you want to.

Marseilles claim the want-away Drogba, dropped for tonight's huge FA Cup replay at Southend, rang officials at the French club after Chelsea's humiliating 3-0 defeat at Manchester United on Sunday urging them to end his Stamford Bridge misery by landing him on loan.

The African, who spent a year at the Stade Velodrome before joining Chelsea, is utterly disenchanted with life under Scolari, blaming the Brazilian for the wretched form set to see him dumped in favour of Nicolas Anelka at Roots Hall.

A close friend said last night: "Didier is so disgusted with Chelsea that he is ready to go. He is happy to make a financial sacrifice, so long as he can play for a club that really wants him."