Former English Premier League star forward Didier Drogba is believed to be close to signing a contract with the Phoenix Rising of the United Soccer League, according to a source. The Ivory Coast native would take an international spot on the Arizona club in the 30-team, lower division of U.S. soccer.

Drogba, 39, played for Chelsea from 2004-2012 and in 2014-15, and he helped lead the London-based Blues to four Premier League titles. He played the past two seasons with the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer, scoring 21 goals in 33 games before his MLS contract expired at the end of the 2016 season.

With Phoenix in USL, Drogba would join Shaun Wright-Phillips, an English midfielder who played alongside Drogba at Chelsea from 2005-08. Drogba started his pro career in France in 1998 and also has played in China and Turkey.