Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba has signed a two and a half year deal with Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua, where he will again be paired with formerChelsea teammate Nicolas Anelka and, according to reports, be paid 200,000 pounds ($314,000) per week.
Shanghai Shenhua posted a picture of Drogba,34, wearing the team’s blue shirt — similar to Chelsea’s — and confirmed the deal in a brief statement. Alongside Anelka, who joined Shenhua in January, Drogba adds prestige to the Chinese league,which has shrugged off years of corruption scandals with a spending spree on coaches and players.
Reigning champion Guangzhou Evergrande is spearheaded by imported South American talent,and they pulled off a coup by snaring the services of World Cup-winning Italian coach Marcello Lippi in May. Shenhua, bankrolled by video-game tycoon