Alvaro Morata and Chelsea stars welcome club 'legend' Didier Drogba
If Alvaro Morata was in need of a little inspiration during his early days at Chelsea, he was in luck on Wednesday with club legend Didier Drogba in town.
Morata is under pressure to impress at Chelsea following his £58million transfer from Real Madrid, and the Spanish striker has not been helped with compatriot Diego Costa going AWOL amid a dispute with the Premier League champions.
But Morata was all smiles on Wednesday as he and a number of his Chelsea team-mates took to Twitter to welcome Drogba back to the Blues' Cobham training ground.
Morata posted two past-and-present pictures of himself with the former Chelsea striker, writing: "With a @ChelseaFC LEGEND!!"
With a @ChelseaFC LEGEND!! pic.twitter.com/SgWycXyP3S
— Álvaro Morata (@AlvaroMorata) August 23, 2017
Antonio Rudiger and Cesar Azpilicueta both described Drogba in the same glowing terms, with the latter also offering a more regal tribute of "the KING".
With The Legend @didierdrogba at Cobham today 🙌🏾 #legend #respect #blues #hustle @ChelseaFC pic.twitter.com/VsfWQACz0F
— Antonio Rüdiger (@ToniRuediger) August 23, 2017
With the KING 👑! Nice to see you again legend 💪 @didierdrogba #cfc pic.twitter.com/KtO1NyJszD
— César Azpilicueta (@CesarAzpi) August 23, 2017
Drogba has certainy earned the praise, scoring 164 goals in total for the Blues during two spells at Stamford Bridge.
The Ivory Coast icon won four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups and the Champions League during a trophy-laden career in west London.