Drogba, 33, is furious the club have rejected his demands for a new two-year contract.
And he has resolved to make a lucrative move to China in the January transfer window rather than wait until his contract expires next summer.
The Ivory Coast international has been offered a two-year deal by Chinese club Dalian Aerbin worth £200,000 per week while Chelsea are only prepared to give him 12 months at £125,000 a week.
That means Drog can earn £20MILLION in China or £6.5m at the Bridge.
Drogba's decision is a massive blow at a time that club legend Lampard is considering his future.
Lamps is offended and mystified at his recent treatment by manager Andre Villas-Boas.
The England star wants to know where he stands at the club he has served for the past 10 years and believes he deserves an explanation for his absence from Chelsea's starting line-up.
Yet he has been left in the dark by AVB, who insists he will not be making any special allowances for the midfielder.
Villas-Boas said: "Plenty of players are pushing for selection and Frank is not the only one.
"Lamps and John Terry represent the best in the history of this club.
"But every player must be treated as fairly as possible."
Lampard has 18 months of his £170,000-a-week Chelsea contract to run and is unhappy at being on the bench for the last two games against Valencia and Manchester City.
He voiced his frustrations after coming on as a sub to score the winning penalty against league leaders City on Monday.
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