Ex-Chelsea star won't be joining any PL clubs in January osted on 09 Nov 2012 at 8:46am Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has pledged his future to Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua and won't be joining any English Premier League club in January. Drogba's heroic performance in the Champions League final at Munich last season gave Chelsea their first Champions League title in their history; earning legendary status in the process. The player soon after refused the offer of one year contract extension at the club and joined Chinese outfit Shanghai Shenhua instead in the summer. The Ivorian found life difficult in Asia- the club's boardroom disharmony nearly cost his contract, as the club won't have been able to pay his wages that is estimated around 300,000-per-week. The 34-year-old was rumoured to be considering a move back to the Premier League and several top clubs, including Liverpool were plotting a loan move for him according to reports from The Metro . However Drogba made it clear that he wants to continue his career with the Chinese club. He told the Shanghai Morning Post "I hope next season I can start again from the beginning with Shenhua," "Because I joined relatively late, I didn't prepare with the team early in the season, so our results were not very good." Liverpool have shortage of strikers in their squad with Luis Suarez remains the only fit striker in the side. Brendan Rodgers, the Reds manager has been given funds to delve into the transfer