Drogba's future at Chelsea - Kenyon

Didier Drogba: under contract for the next 18 months.

FA PREMIER LEAGUE : CHELSEA STRIKER Didier Drogba will not leave Stamford Bridge in January, says club chief executive Peter Kenyon.

Drogba, 30, reportedly met Inter Milan representatives recently, sparking rumours he could join former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho at the Italian club.

Kenyon told BBC Sport it was "not relevant" whether the rumours of a meeting were true.

But he added: "Didier's under contract for the next 18 months. He will be going nowhere in January."

Drogba, who has yet to score in the Premier League this season, has been persistently linked with a move from Chelsea since Mourinho's departure last year.

Reports of a meeting with Inter sporting director Marco Branca and Mourinho's agent Jorge Mendes emerged in the lead-up to Chelsea's Champions League game in Bordeaux last week.

Meanwhile, Drogba would only reiterate that he has a Chelsea contract until 2010, a fact Kenyon was also keen to stress.

"Whether people leave Chelsea is as much down to us as anyone else," he said. "I don't know whether he did or he didn't (meet Inter representatives).

"But he's a big player for us and we want him back. He's one of those players who can make a difference."

Meanwhile, the Football Association will not be taking any action against Luiz Felipe Scolari over the Chelsea manager's comments about referee Mike Dean at the weekend.

Scolari called for the official to apologise after claiming he made mistakes during Sunday's 2-1 Premier League defeat by Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.

Dean allowed a Robin van Persie equaliser to stand despite suspicions of offside.

The FA believe Scolari qualified his remarks and that he had not questioned the integrity of the referee.

A spokesman said: "We have studied the remarks of Luiz Felipe Scolari and will not be taking any further action."

Chelsea has resolved a dispute with Norwegian team Lyn Oslo over the signing of John Obi Mikel, two months after filing a claim to get back the €19.1 million it paid for the midfielder.

Chelsea in October filed a lawsuit in the UK High Court against Lyn and its former chief executive officer Morgan Andersen after learning he was convicted of fraud for tampering with player contracts.

Yesterday, the London club said on their website that "Chelsea Football Club and FC Lyn Oslo have resolved all matters between the two clubs."

• Chelsea said it will not comment further or disclose the terms of the agreement.

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