LONDON (Reuters) - Didier Drogba is fit to return for Chelsea against Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday, manager Avram Grant said yesterday.

The Ivorian's return from a knee injury picked up in the 2-0 defeat by Aston Villa on September 2 would be a huge boost to Chelsea who are looking to end a run of three league games without a victory or a goal.

They also have a Champions League clash at Valencia on Wednesday, a match that has taken on greater significance after they began with a 1-1 home draw against Rosenborg.

"We will check the players this afternoon and tomorrow to make sure everything is okay but probably Didier will be back tomorrow," Grant, who will be taking charge of his first home game since Jose Mourinho's departure, told a news conference.

While Drogba is ready to return, Chelsea will still be without midfielder Frank Lampard and defender Ricardo Carvalho, the club's other two long-term injuries.

"Frank not yet but almost," Grant said. "Ricardo Carvalho needs a few more days and he will be okay.

"They do everything that they can to be back quickly and they are already coming back quicker than we thought."

Arsene Wenger is unlikely to sign a 'superstar' player for mega-bucks because he fears it would damage all the hard work he has done at Arsenal, the French coach said yesterday.

His philosophy has always been to sign talented youngsters from Europe and turn them into top performers.

But Wenger could have been forgiven a change of heart after the club announced this week their revenue had shot up 45 percent in the year to May, largely thanks to the £3.5 million ($7.11 million) a match Arsenal now make from their new Emirates stadium.

Chairman Peter Hill-Wood said he asked Wenger what he would do with £100 million and the Frenchman replied he would hand it straight back.

"I said that because I think I would ruin the work I have done in the last five years," Wenger told a news conference on the eve of today's Premier League game at London rivals West Ham United.

"If you develop players and at the last minute put £30 million towards a player who is not necessarily better than the players you have, I am convinced it is not needed."

Wenger, however, acknowledged the league leaders had possessed 'superstar' players in the recent past.

"I think we have had players here who are superstars, Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, you forget Emmanuel Petit, they were all superstars but what, in the end, is a superstar?" said the Frenchman.

"For me he is a player who has a better performance than another player on the pitch. If he speaks three times more on television? For me that doesn't make him a superstar. Maybe a year ago (Barcelona playmaker) Ronaldinho was the best player in the world. Is he today? No. It is as simple as that. You can be the number one in tennis in March and number 10 in November. Football players are the same."

Wenger is hoping Arsenal's unbeaten start to the season will not be disrupted on Saturday by West Ham's Dean Ashton, a striker he tried to sign three years ago.

"When he was at Crewe they played against us in the Youth Cup and he was outstanding," said the Arsenal coach. "I tried to get him here.

"He is an intelligent player and uses his body well and is good in the air. In my opinion he is good enough for England."