Drogba on the brink of Real switch - report

"Drogba is on the agenda of the club in the future. He's an important target and we've been following his situation for some time," Real manager Bernd Schuster told the Sunday Mirror.

The 29-year-old striker is known to be one of the most loyal players to the Blues and to Mourinho who fought hard to bring him at Stamford Bridge three years ago.

Drogba and several other Chelsea players were left in tears for hours after knowing the news and during their farewell to their Godfather.

Schuster added to the Blues woes as he also confirmed that he has still interest in Michael Ballack. "'I already said in the summer that I wanted Ballack to come to Madrid. The problem is that he's injured and there's no indication of when it will clear up. The lad isn't playing so the situation is on hold."

Chelsea would be facing a huge crisis over the next few weeks as many players have been reported on the move out of Stamford Bridge. Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack and Ricardo Carvalho top the list.