Anelka hopes Drogba will join him in Shanghai
- Published: 17/02/2012 at 01:32 AM
- Online news: Asia
Nicolas Anelka on Thursday expressed hopes of playing alongside Chelsea striker Didier Drogba in China, after joining Super League side Shanghai Shenhua for an undisclosed fee.
Nicolas Anelka, the most high-profile foreign footballer ever to sign for the Chinese league, prepares to sign a jersey at a sponsors event in Shanghai. Anelka on Thursday expressed hopes of playing alongside Chelsea striker Didier Drogba in China, after joining Super League side Shanghai Shenhua for an undisclosed fee.
"I hope Drogba will come. I'm in contact with him very often and if all goes well, we could see him in Shanghai," Anelka told a news conference in the city after arriving on Wednesday.
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