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Anelka hopeful Drogba will join him at Shanghai Shenhua
The 32-year-old left Stamford Bridge after falling out of favour with coach Andre Villas-Boas and is hoping that his old teammate will join him in China
Feb 16, 2012 2:06:00 PM
By Mark Doyle
Shanghai Shenhua
Nicolas Anelka has revealed that he remains in regular contact with Didier Drogba and claimed that his former Chelsea teammate could join him at Shanghai Shenhua.
Anelka parted ways with the Blues in the winter transfer window after falling out of favor with coach Andre Villas-Boas and is now hoping that his fellow forward will follow him to China.
"I am frequently in contact with him," Anelka is quoted as saying by France Football. "I think Drogba will join us, hopefully, but it's not for me to announce it."
Anelka admitted that he was initially reluctant to move to Shanghai but that he was ultimately persuaded to do so by club president Zhu Jun.
And the well-traveled striker is now hoping that it will be a similar story with Drogba.
"It's like when you flirt with a girl. She will maybe resist at first, but if you persist, it always ends well. You should never give up," he mused. "It's like when you make a blockbuster. Once a superstar like Jackie Chan commits, Jet Li will confirm his participation and then other actors will have faith in the film."
Anelka joined Chelsea from Bolton in 2008 and went on to score 39 goals in 125 Premier League appearances for the London outfit.
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Anelka parted ways with the Blues in the winter transfer window after falling out of favor with coach Andre Villas-Boas and is now hoping that his fellow forward will follow him to China.
"I am frequently in contact with him," Anelka is quoted as saying by France Football. "I think Drogba will join us, hopefully, but it's not for me to announce it."
Anelka admitted that he was initially reluctant to move to Shanghai but that he was ultimately persuaded to do so by club president Zhu Jun.
And the well-traveled striker is now hoping that it will be a similar story with Drogba.
"It's like when you flirt with a girl. She will maybe resist at first, but if you persist, it always ends well. You should never give up," he mused. "It's like when you make a blockbuster. Once a superstar like Jackie Chan commits, Jet Li will confirm his participation and then other actors will have faith in the film."
Anelka joined Chelsea from Bolton in 2008 and went on to score 39 goals in 125 Premier League appearances for the London outfit.
How do you stay up to date with football when on the move? With http://m.goal.com – your best source for mobile coverage of the beautiful game.
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