Chelsea ace Anelka targeted by ambitious Russian side
Posted Friday, October 07, 2011 by Zxproxy
Chelsea star Nicolas Anelka is wanted by Russian club Terek Grozny, who will make "every effort" to land him in the summer.
Anelka is out of contract at Stamford Bridge in June and has been linked with moves to Turkey and America's MLS when his deal expires.
But now Terek are lining up a contract offer for the Frenchman and sources at the club insist that Anelka would not object to a move to Russia.
The club, who are ran by Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov, famously hired Ruud Gullit as manager but fired him after just six months because of poor results.
Terek tried and failed to sign Uruguayan ace Diego Forlan, who swapped Atletico Madrid for Inter Milan during the summer, but have now turned their attentions to Anelka.
The 32-year-old former Arsenal and Real Madrid man would not be the only high-profile striker in Russia's Premier League following Samuel Eto'o's mega-bucks move to Anzhi Makhachkala in the summer.
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