Barcelona’s Yaya Toure claimed that he was very disappointed that Chelsea ace Didier Drogba did not join them during the summer.

All through the summer the Ivory Coast international was linked with a switch to Camp Nou, however later the player insisted that he wanted to stay on with the Blues.

Toure insisted that he was looking forward to compatriot Drogba arriving in Spain. However, he is glad with Samuel Eto’o decision to stay back at Camp Nou.

"Yes, it's a pity. I would have loved Drogba to join me at Barcelona," Toure told L'Equipe.

"I give thanks to God that Eto'o is staying. He is not far away from being the best striker in the world.

"With all these great players, and especially with the mindset that we have, I do not see how we can fail."