New totally unexpected challenge for Nicolas Anelka. The former French international striker has indeed been appointed president of Umraniyespor, a second division Turkish club. 

Thus, the former PSG, Real Madrid, and Chelsea striker has been appointed as the club's CEO, as announced by Umraniyespor. 

He is embarking on a new and unexpected but interesting challenge, considering that the former French team striker had been the sporting director at Hyères in 2021 for some time. He is now taking on an official role in football.

Anelka bounces back in Turkey

During his playing career, Nicolas Anelka spent nearly 18 months in Turkey with the Istanbul club Fenerbahçe. He is already familiar with the country, hoping to bring his high-level experience to Umraniyespor.

 The club welcomed the "Professor" in their social media post, so it will be interesting to closely follow this new adventure for the former French team striker, who has been relatively quiet in football in recent years.