Nicolas Anelka

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A club record £8million buy from Turkish club Fenerbahce, who he joined from Manchester City, the France international striker will provide pace and movement to the Bolton forward line. Moved to City from Paris St Germain in June 2002 after a spell on loan with Liverpool. With City he proved to English fans that he is still a lethal finisher by hitting 14 Premier League goals in his first season and 16 in 2003/04. He fired Arsenal to the Premier League and FA Cup double in 1998 and also helped Real Madrid to the Champions League title in 2000.

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Chelsea head coach Carlo Ancelotti is confident that striker Nicolas Anelka will still be at Stamford Bridge next season, despite reports of talks over a new contract having stalled. The 30-year-old France international's current deal does not run out until the end of next season and Ancelotti expects an agreement to be reached in the near future. The Italian commented: "I think that they are... [more»]

Assistant manager Ray Wilkins singled out the in-form Nicolas Anelka for praise after describing Chelsea's 2-0 FA Cup fourth round win at Preston as a 'professional performance'. Anelka and Daniel Sturridge scored in the 2-0 fourth-round victory at Deepdale as the striker took his tally to five goals in his last four games. The France international has stepped in to fill the void created by... [more»]

Chelsea head coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed his side's display as 'one of the best this season', after seeing the Premier League leaders thrash Sunderland 7-2 at Stamford Bridge. Two strikes apiece from Nicolas Anelka and Frank Lampard, as well as goals from Florent Malouda, Ashley Cole and Michael Ballack left the Italian a happy man, with his squad having coped with the absence of several... [more»]

Striker Nicolas Anelka has hinted he is ready to finish his career with Chelsea after urging the Stamford Bridge club to offer him a new contract. Reports claim that the Blues are ready to offer the 30-year-old France international a new £120,000 per week contract and Anelka has revealed how happy he is with life in west London. Anelka's early career was overshadowed by a series of move to and... [more»]

Carlo Ancelotti admitted he was happy to have reached a target after Wednesday's 1-0 victory over FC Porto confirmed Chelsea's progress to the last 16 of the Champions League as Group D winners. Nicolas Anelka's 69th minute winner at the Estadio do Dragao ensured they finished ahead of the spirited Portuguese champions and could potentially be granted an easier first knockout round tie. "It is... [more»]