The 36-year-old has interest from clubs in Qatar while Juventus continue to flirt with the idea of taking him to Turin.
Yet Jose Mourinho has a strong relationship with the Ivorian and is interested in the idea of him taking on a player-coach role.
Qatari clubs are willing to offer greater money with salaries being discussed of around £3million a season after tax but the idea of a return to Chelsea is something both parties wish to look at.
Drogba could return and is keen to fulfil that wish.
Drogba won three Premier League titles, four FA Cups and the Champions League while at Chelsea and Mourinho wants to use that experience to good effect with his new additions.
Manchester United face a dilemma after Patrice Evra's declaration that he would like to leave.
They have invested heavily in Luke Shaw and his age dictates they should possibly look for an established defender to replace Evra and share the burden of being United's first choice left-back.
However, they have spoken about Liverpool and Tottenham target Ben Davies of Swansea and Ricardo Rodriguez of Wolfsburg who are both 21. Another player that has impressed is Daley Blind who is 24. The
Dutchman does fall into the category that Louis van Gaal likes of being able to play in a couple of positions but he may be short of pace to play left-back in the Premier League.
Evra will be sorely missed at Old Trafford as he moves on to Juventus and he may be followed out the door by quite a few names yet. Van Gaal likes to work with a relatively small squad of around 22 players but United already have a first team squad pushing 40 in number.
Barcelona midfielder Xavi is still considering the option of choosing New York City as his next destination. The 34-year-old has two more years left on contract but is expected to depart. He had an outline agreement with Al Arabi for £6.4m over six months and other offers in Qatar with Michael Laudrup's Lekhwiya interested. Manchester United were also reputed to have made an approach but Xavi wants to take a step down with friends saying he is tired mentally and physically after 16 seasons at the top.
The idea of New York appeals as he would join friends David Villa and Thierry Henry plus Frank Lampard. Also the franchise doesn't begin till next year so gives him time to re-charge.
Reports have claimed New York has already allocated its designated player budget but the MLS is exploring possible changes to fit in with sensible financial management.
