Anelka makes Chelsea switch

Updated 12.52 Fri Jan 11 2008
Keywords: Nicolas Anelka, Bolton, Chelsea

Chelsea have lured Nicolas Anelka away from Bolton for a fee of £15 million.

Statements from the two clubs on their official websites confirmed they had agreed terms for the 28-year-old Frenchman.

Bolton's website confirmed the move had cost Chelsea £15 million

Bolton's website confirmed the move had cost Chelsea £15 million.

Blues boss Avram Grant said after Chelsea's Carling Cup semi-final first leg win over Everton on Tuesday that he hoped to clinch a deal in time for their Premier League clash with Tottenham.

Chelsea are without Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou, who are away at the African Nations Cup, and Andriy Shevchenko has an ankle injury.

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