Didier Drogba wants to return to Chelsea and coach under Guus Hiddink, according to former manager and mentor Guy Lacombe.
Hiddink confirmed last month that the Premier League champions were in talks with the Ivorian about a third spell at Stamford Bridge as part of the backroom team after both men watched Chelsea begin life after Jose Mourinho alongside owner Roman Abramovich.
Drogba left Chelsea for the second time last summer to join Montreal Impact, scoring 11 goals in 11 MLS matches to fire his team to the Eastern Conference semifinals. The 38-year-old is contracted until December 2016 and took to Twitter earlier this month to downplay reports of his imminent retirement.