Montreal Impact insist Chelsea legend Didier Drogba will not be joining Bologna.

Drogba has been linked with a loan move to the Serie A club.

"Rumours coming from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean suggested that Didier Drogba would play in Italy, more precisely on loan with Italian club Bologna F.C. after the MLS playoffs," the Impact said on their official website.

“The Impact denied those rumours on Tuesday, originally reported by Italian media and newspapers who cover soccer almost exclusively, and on a daily basis.

“The Italian club, the Impact, nor Drogba have ever discussed this possibility."