Liverpool swoop for Anelka
Friday, December 21, 2001
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Liverpool FC have signed French international Nicolas Anelka on loan until the end of the season.
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Option to buy
The Paris Saint-Germain FC striker has joined the FA Premiership club pending a medical and Liverpool have an option to buy the 22-year-old at the end of the season. He will fill the vacancy left by the departure of Robbie Fowler to Leeds United AFC.
Debut against Arsenal
Anelka could make his debut against former club Arsenal FC at Anfield stadium on Sunday. The Frenchman made his name as a teenager in Arsenal's league and cup double-winning side of 1998 before moving to Real Madrid the following year for €36m.