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Catalan sports paper Sport claims that there has been some major progress in the negotiations between Barcelona and Chelsea forward and Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba (30) (read more here).

Although Drogba initially would have asked for a four-year contract, there would now be a basic agreement on the duration of the contract and the salary the player will receive. If Chelsea would accept to sit around the table, it seems the striker will move to Barcelona.

Chelsea left yesterday for their pre-season tour of Asia without Drogba. Although the English Premier League club claims that his absence from the trip is due to the need to recover from a knee injury, Drogba's absence raised further questions about his future and an immediate exit.

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