The time for the traveling French striker Nicolas Anelka to settle down for good has come. There is no dearth of talent for the 28-year-old nomad, who scored goals at will, at all the clubs he had played since starting off as a teenage trainee at childhood club Paris St Germain. His latest 15 million pound transfer to Chelsea from Bolton Wanderers is the 8th club in 11 years for the former Arsenal and Real Madrid sharpshooter. Well, the question of loyalty always remains with the temperamental Frenchman, but there is no denying the fact that Stamford Bridge would be mightily relieved in signing Anelka. The current move to London makes Nicolas Anelka the most expensive footballer in the world, leaving behind Argentine Juan Sebastien Veron. A remarkable sum of 86.8 million pound has been spent on Anelka by various clubs in transfer fees. Leaving the monetary issue aside, many soccer pundits believe that Chelsea could be the Frenchman’s final stop in a dramatic traveling career, although one can never say that for certainty in Anelka’s case. What can be said for sure is the fact that the Chelsea fans would not miss Didier Drogba’s services during the Ivorian’s participation in the African Cup of Nations. Nicolas Anelka would bring a similar goal-scoring touch that Drogba possesses. A playing career at Chelsea provides Anelka a renewed chance to prove himself in the European stage as well. Many thought that the player was doing no justice to his rich talent by traveling a lot and playing for smaller clubs like Fenerbahce and Bolton. A successful career at Chelsea would make him one of the greatest European strikers, even though he is still regarded like that by many, despite all the mind-blowing transfer antics over these years. Nicolas Anelka’s arrival at Stamford Bridge gives rise to more speculations regarding Didier Drogba’s future at the club. Although manager Avram Grant has made it clear that the fans are looking forward to a deadly Anelka-Drogba striking partnership, when the latter returns from international duty, the footballing world knows that both the strikers love to operate upfront alone, and that is where they are most dangerous. Furthermore, Drogba had already announced his intentions to move elsewhere since the departure of Jose Mourinho earlier in the season. If Chelsea somehow manages to keep Didier Drogba at the club, it means other strikers might have to leave sooner rather than later. With Roman Abramovich, favorite Andriy Shevchenko is slowly finding his deadly old touch(as was proved against Aston Villa on Boxing Day) despite currently being injured. It looks as if Salomon Kalou and Claudio Pizarro need to make their agents busy for lives outside the Bridge. Source: Thisislondon