Anelka officially shakes hands with Chinese club. © EuroFootball.com

"Shanghai Shenhua" officially signed a two-year contract with London striker Nicolas Anelka. The football player will leave the English team at the beginning of next year and will go to China, where he will earn about 235,000 euros per week. "It's impossible not to be excited about this news - we are waiting for the newcomer with open arms," - wrote the captain of "Shanghai Shenhua" Yu Tao on the Chinese social network "Weibo". Recently, Anelka did not train with other "Chelsea" footballers and was looking for a new club. His contract was set to expire at the end of June. The Frenchman joined the London team in early 2008 for 18 million euros from "Bolton". In 185 matches, he managed to score 59 goals.