Anelka agrees to join Shanghai Shenhua

Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka has agreed to join Shanghai Shenhua, the club said on Sunday in a major coup for Chinese football.The former Arsenal and Real Madrid star will be the biggest name to appear in China’s Super League.“We have basically agreed on the details of the contract, but there are small details that we still need to confirm tonight,” club spokesman Ma Yue told AFP.He added that the 32-year-old Frenchman would start playing for the team in January if all the fine details were ironed out. Chinese media quoted a report by sports network ESPN saying Anelka had agreed a two-year deal with Shenhua for a weekly salary of £200,000 ($313,000), reportedly a marked rise from his 90,000-pound per week at Chelsea.