Didier Drogba will not leave Chelsea in the January transfer window, according to Peter Kenyon, the club's chief executive.

The Chelsea forward's future has been in some doubt after he reportedly held discussions with Inter Milan executives in London last week. The Ivory Coast international and his agent, Pierre Frelot, are reported to have met with Marco Branca, the technical director of Inter, and Jorge Mendes, the agent of their manager Jose Mourinho, at a restaurant in Fulham.

However, Kenyon insisted that even if Drogba had spoken to the Italian club, his future was at Stamford Bridge.

"Didier's under contract for the next 18 months. He will be going nowhere in January," Kenyon said. "Whether people leave Chelsea is as much down to us as anybody else," he said.

"I don't know whether he did or he didn't [meet Inter representatives]. But he's a big player for us and we want him back. He's one of those players who can make a difference."