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CHENNAI: Former France, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Chelsea striker Nicholas Anelka is the latest high-profile footballer to be linked with the Indian Super League, with sections of the Italian media reporting he has accepted a deal to play for Mumbai City FC.

According to multiple reports, the much-travelled Frenchman had agreed a deal worth $1 million to represent Mumbai in the inaugural season of the ISL. The team has already hired former Borussia Dortmund star Manuel Friedrich as marquee player and former Sunderland coach Peter Reid as the manager.

Materazzi in Fray

Chennai Titans are looking to secure former Inter Milan defender Marco Materazzi as manager, and have listed former Dutch midfielder Edgar Davids and former Juventus boss Ciro Ferrara as backup options. TNIE was the first to reveal that Materazzi was being lined up to manage the Chennai outfit and can confirm that contact was made with the 2006 World Cup winner when the team officials visited Rome to discuss the transfer of Ronaldinho. Sources close to the team also revealed that Davids and Ferrara were being lined up, in case Materazzi didn’t agree to a deal.