Liverpool has been forced to end their pursuit of reported target Didier Drogba after the former Chelsea striker pledged his future to Shanghai Shenhua.
The Reds were rumoured to be keen on taking the Ivorian on loan in January but he has now made it clear he would prefer to stay in China and would not be returning to England.
'I hope next season I can start again from the beginning with Shenhua,' Drogba told the Shanghai Morning Post.
'Because I joined relatively late, I didn't prepare with the team early in the season, so our results were not very good.'
The 34-year-old has had a tough start to his career in Asian football.
He's had numerous managers in a short space of time and a dispute among the club's hierarchy nearly led to his contract being cancelled because the club wouldn't have been able to pay his estimated £300,000-per-week wages.
The Chinese Super League begins in March.
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