Nicolas Anelka has admitted that he hopes to try to convince Chelsea forward Didier Drogba to follow in his footsteps and move out to the Chinese Super League in the summer.

The French attacker joined Shanghai Shenhua in January and has since been taken on in a coaching capacity due to a disagreement between the club and Jean Tigana.

With former team-mate Drogba out of contract in the summer, Anelka wants his former team-mate, along with former Paris St Germain team-mate Selim Benachour, to move out to the Asian side.

"I hope Selim Benachour and Didier Drogba will quickly join us," Anelka told Le Journal du Dimanche, translated to English by Mirror Football.

"I hope they come. It is up to the club to see if we have the right means."

Anelka also admitted that he has been inspired by some of his managers from the Premier League, and has an English coaching mentality.

"I have been impressed by Carlo Ancelotti, Kevin Keegan, Arsene Wenger, Guus Hiddink, Christoph Daum and Sam Allardyce.

"I have also looked at Alex Ferguson and Harry Redknapp. I have a very English coaching philosophy," he concluded.

By Gareth McKnight

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