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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Sheffield United manager, Neil Warnock has revealed that he once turned down the chance to sign Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, for just \u00a3100,000.<\/p>\n

Sheffield United was a Championship club when Warnock was told about Drogba, who was playing for French second division side, Le Mans at the time.<\/p>\n

Warnock was urged by Laurent D\u2019Jaffo, who played for Sheffield United between 2000 and 2002, to sign Drogba but the former Crystal Palace coach refused.<\/p>\n

Drogba eventually joined Guingamp and Marseille before moving to Premier League giants, Chelsea, in a \u00a324million transfer in 2004.<\/p>\n

When asked if a missed transfer target had ever come back to haunt him, Warnock told talkSPORT: \u201cI think every manager has one.<\/p>\n

\u201cUsually it\u2019s a striker, with a manager. The main one early in my career, I had a French lad play for me, Laurent D\u2019Jaffo, he said to me \u2018Gaffer I\u2019ve seen a player for you in the second division in France, very good, \u00a3100,000\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said \u2018\u00a3100,000? That is a lot for a second division French player. What\u2019s his name?\u2019. He said \u2018Drogba\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said we can\u2019t pay \u00a3100,000 for a second division French player.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou all know what happened to him in the end, Drogba. That was my biggest [missed opportunity] I don\u2019t think I could have had a bigger loss than that one.\u201d<\/p>\n

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