Nicolas Anelka (born 14 March 1979)[2][3] is a French footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League side Chelsea and the France national team. Anelka began his career at Paris Saint-Germain but soon moved to Arsenal. He became a first team regular and won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award the following season. Real Madrid signed him for £22.3 million in 1999, a record fee, but he did not settle in well and returned to Paris Saint-Germain in a £20 million deal. Despite regular first team football in Paris, Anelka set his eyes upon the English Premier League once more; he went on loan to Liverpool in January 2002 but joined Manchester City for £13 million for the start of the 2002–03 season. After three seasons in Manchester he moved to Fenerbahçe for a season before returning to England to join Bolton Wanderers– in deals worth £7 and £8 million respectively. He transferred to Chelsea from Bolton for a reported £15 million in Janu... more