An English report this week claimed the Chinese outfit were set to offer the Ivory Coast striker a massive deal, and their colourful owner has added more on the situation

Shanghai Shenhua owner Zhu Jun has cryptically left everyone guessing whether he's close to an agreement with Didier Drogba following an English report which claimed he'll offer the Chelsea striker a contract worth €360,000 per week.The Mirror reported on Wednesday that the Chinese club, who recently signed Nicolas Anelka from the Blues, were closing in on the 33-year-old Ivory Coast forward with a lucrative two-and-a-half year deal.According to the report, Shenhua want Drogba to sign a pre-contract agreement, allowing him to join them on a free transfer when his current deal with Chelsea expires at the end of the current season.The colourful Shenhua owner, who made his fortune through video games, took to the Chinese version of Twitter, Weibo, where he cryptically alluded to signing Drogba.Zhu Jun said: "The grandson of my old leader sent me a New Year's card printed with Anelka and Drogba. He said 'Uncle Zhu, will both of them come to China to play? Could I have a football with their autographs?' Yes, yes! What can I say facing the high expectations? But you know my difficulties?"He also later added: “An agent told me to sign Drogba would be harder than buying a country’s president. No matter if you believe that or not, I believe it."The Shenhua owner's recent transfer splurge comes in the context of his company, The9, recently winning the exclusive East Asian rights to distribute the highly-anticipated online game FireFall.Anelka's image has been attached to various advertisements for FireFall but Zhu Jun's latest message on Weibo hinted Drogba could become the official ambassador for the game."We have spent 100 million dollars on the game Firefall, the game shows like another Avatar. But who will we hire as the best ambassador? All employees in China, Korea and Europe agreed him （Drogba). My God."