{"id":14162,"date":"2011-12-15T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/china-reacts-to-signing-of-chelseas-nicolas-anelka-i-want-to-watch-the-chinese-super-league-again\/"},"modified":"2011-12-15T09:15:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-15T09:15:00","slug":"china-reacts-to-signing-of-chelseas-nicolas-anelka-i-want-to-watch-the-chinese-super-league-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/china-reacts-to-signing-of-chelseas-nicolas-anelka-i-want-to-watch-the-chinese-super-league-again\/","title":{"rendered":"China reacts to signing of Chelsea’s Nicolas Anelka: ‘I want to watch the Chinese Super League again’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The country with a population of over one billion appears to have just as many opinions on Shanghai Shenhua’s signing of Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka.<\/p>\n

The deal, announced on Monday, will bring the 32-year-old Frenchman to the club for two years at a rumored salary of \u20ac12 million per year. And since that announcement, reactions have come from all corners.<\/p>\n

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“It’s a really big honour that I could be Anelka’s team-mate,” wrote Shenhua goalkeeper Wang Dalei on his Weibo [a Chinese Twitter-like service] account.<\/p>\n

“Signing some big-name players is really important for Chinese football,” added retired German midfielder Jorg Albertz, who spent over a year in Shanghai following his time at Hamburg and Rangers.<\/p>\n

“In the future, more older players may want to end their careers in China.”<\/p>\n

Influential football journalist Yan Qiang noted that the veteran’s arrival in Shanghai could mean even more to Jun’s business ventures than it does for the club.<\/p>\n

“Shanghai Shenhua didn’t sign Nicolas Anelka, [Zhu Jun-owned computer gaming operator and developer] The9 did.”<\/p>\n

The company is expected to use Anelka to promote its highly-anticipated 2012 release FireFall both overseas and in China, which could lead to a massive financial windfall for the club’s chairman.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, players on other teams are already considering the difficulties they will face in stopping the former France international.<\/p>\n

“It’s good that [a Chinese club] could sign Nicolas Anelka” wrote Shaanxi Renhe defender Sun Jihai, who played with the star at Manchester City.<\/p>\n

“[Defending against Anelka] will be so difficult; nobody in the CSL can limit him. But football is a game about 11 players.”<\/p>\n

Jihai’s comments received a response from none other than Zhu Jun himself on his personal Weibo account.<\/p>\n

“I think Sun Jihai versus Nicolas Anelka is a good match-up,” wrote the millionare businessman.<\/p>\n

“But if we put two Anelkas on the pitch, how will you defend against us?”<\/p>\n

Jun is said to be pursuing another blockbuster signing, potentially involving Chelsea striker Didier Drogba or former Barcelona star Ronaldinho.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, debate raged between fans across China who argued the merits of the signing.<\/p>\n

“Thank you Zhu Jun!” commented one forum poster. “I haven’t watched the Chinese Super League in a long time, but with Anelka’s arrival I would like to see it again.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, rival supporters wondered if their clubs would respond in kind.<\/p>\n

“How about buying some players from Real Madrid?” suggested one Guangzhou Evergrande fan. Meanwhile, a Beijing Guoan supporter believed that the only solution was to beat Shenhua to the punch.<\/p>\n

“We need Didier Drogba!” he wrote.

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