Nicolas Anelka made Chelsea the eighth club of his career on this day in 2008. He had spent two years at Bolton and had already scored 11 goals in 22 games that season before Chelsea paid £15million in January 2008. “I want to tell the Chelsea fans that I see this as a great opportunity and an honour and I will not disappoint them,” Anelka told the Chelsea website. Anelka scored 59 times for Chelsea (Anthony Devlin/PA)“Chelsea is the team I really wanted to join and I hope this will be the last club that I play for. Albion update on Nicolas Anelka's contract situation: http://t.co/eoDDf7vpiy #wba — West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) March 14, 2014He left for an 18-month spell at Shanghai Shenhua and also had a loan at Juventus.

Source: Express January 11, 2021 06:00 UTC