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Anelka began his career at Paris Saint-Germain, but soon moved to Arsenal. At Arsenal, he won the 1997–98 Premier League and FA Cup double. He became a first team regular and won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award the following season. He moved to Real Madrid for £22.3 million in 1999.
After finishing his training at the Clairefontaine Academy, Nicolas Anelka made his debut at the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in 1996. He went on to win the Premiere League and PFA Young Player of the Year title.
Feb 14, 2021 · If Anelka Misunderstood told us anything it outlined how he played his entire career as if he was the centrepiece of his own movie. Clubs revolved around him in the middle of his solar...
Aug 9, 2016 · Anelka had begun his career in the youth ranks of Paris Saint-Germain, and even in one of French football’s most storied and productive academies, he had shone. His signing for Arsenal in 1997, aged just 17, for £500,000 set the tone for the Gunners’ transfer policy under Arsène Wenger for the next decade-and-a-half.
- Matt Clough
Mar 14, 2024 · Anelka began his career in the academy system of Paris Saint-Germain, a club with a long and proud history of unearthing gems from within the suburbs of the French capital. PSG were unable to reap the rewards of their faith in the forward, however, who crossed the channel to sign for Arsenal in 1997.
- Harry Diamond
Nov 26, 2023 · Discover the highs and lows of Nicolas Anelka's career, from his eventful time at Chelsea to his contentious stint with the French national team, illustrating his undeniable talent amidst controversy.
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Nicolas Anelka's arrival at Highbury set the precedent for Arsène Wenger's signings of the future. Young, breathtakingly talented and above all, athletic, prising 17-year old Anelka away from Paris St Germain was seen as a major transfer coup.
