Official: Galatasaray signs Drogba to a 1.5-year contract.

A few hours ago, Galatasaray's management announced that they have officially completed the signing of striker Didier Drogba from Shanghai Shenhua.

Drogba will play for the Turkish team on a one-and-a-half-year contract. The "Elephant" will receive 2 million euros for playing for them.Galatasarayfor the remainder of the 2012/13 season and €4 million for the 2013/14 season. In addition, the Ivorian striker will receive an extra €15,000 for each appearance.

Galatasaray chairman Unal Aysal happily announced to the home fans: "Teams can only succeed when they have the best strikers in their squad. Drogba said he was very happy to play for Galatasaray. He met with coach Terim before making his final decision."

Sharing on Twitter, Drogba himself expressed his delight at playing for an ambitious team like Galatasaray: "Opportunities to play for ambitious teams with a hunger for titles like Galatasaray are rare, and I couldn't refuse. I want to play in the Champions League again to face the best teams in Europe."

Before Drogba, Galatasaray also successfully signed 2009/10 Champions League winner, midfielder Wesley Sneijder, from Inter. The signing of two players who had previously won the tournament demonstrates the Turkish team's high ambitions in this season's Champions League.

In the upcoming knockout round, Galatasaray will face a relatively evenly matched opponent in Schalke 04.

According to Bongdaplus - National Team