Anelka’s cut is £20million
Posted Saturday, December 10, 2011 by The Sun
NICOLAS ANELKA has agreed a £20million contract with Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.
The 32-year-old Chelsea striker has TREBLED his wages after rejecting offers from Spurs, AC Milan and three American clubs.
Anelka has been banished from Andre Villas-Boas' first-team squad after handing in a transfer request.
But that is the least of his worries after agreeing a two-year contract with the Chinese Super League club worth £200,000-a-week.
Shanghai will be the ninth different club of Anelka's career.
His departure will leave the Blues with a striking shortage next month, particularly with Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou heading for the African Nations Cup.
Villas-Boas said: "We still have Fernando Torres, Daniel Sturridge and Romelu Lukaku so that's enough."
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