Chelsea is looking to bring Didier Drogba back to Stamford Bridge in the summer, with owner Roman Abramovich reportedly the driving force behind the move.
Drogba, who turns 36 in March, is wanted back in west London as a coach, reports The Times and Sunday People, to help Chelsea create their own star strikers of the future rather than spend millions on proven talent.
The move could well appeal to the striker, whose Galatasaray host Jose Mourinho's Premier League leaders on Wednesday in the Champions League round of 16, as his wife Lalla and children still live near London.
Hero's return: Didier Drogba, currently with Galatasaray in Turkey, could return to Chelsea as a coach
Back in blue: Jose Mourinho (right during his first stint at Chelsea) wanted to sign the striker again last year
Favourite son: Drogba sits with the 2012 Champions League trophy after he took the decisive penaltyWhile the Russian billionaire has been anything but shy of reaching into his pockets for big name goal scorers - he's topped £150million on the likes of Fernando Torres, Adrian Mutu, Andriy Shevchenko, Hernan Crespo, Nicolas Anelka and Drogba in the past decade - it would of course make better business sense for the club to nurture its own talent. A club legend in Drogba could be the cornerstone of such a plan.
Should Drogba take up the opportunity, it would give him the chance to get his coaching badges and prepare for a life after playing behind the scenes of a club that holds him dear to their hearts.
Famously, Drogba's final order of business for the Blues - final touch of the ball in fact - was to drive the penalty past Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer that clinched the 2012 European title.
Final flourish: The Ivory Coast striker's last touch of the ball for Chelsea was the penalty against Bayern Munich
Precision: Drogba sent keeper Manuel Neuer the wrong way and stroked his spot-kick to the bottom left corner
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