Anelka holds talks with Shanghai Shenhua

Nicolas Anelka could be the biggest name yet to make a move to China, as Shanghai Shenhua have held talks with the Frenchman and his representatives regarding a move away from Chelsea in the January transfer window.

Chelsea's striker handed in a transfer request last week, and is looking for first team football elsewhere. The Blues have set the asking price at 8m GBP for the 32 year old


It appears that a deal could be struck as soon as next week, with the Frenchman expected in China for talks.


Zhu Jun, Shanghai's club chairman said: "We started to talk about every detail from the first minute of the negotiations. The whole contract is made up of details. It's comprehensive and complicated, involving the player's image and the commercial cooperation."