The Blues revealed that the player will ink the contracts in the next few hours to start his new career as soon as possible. Anelka will sign a 4,5-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

The 28-year old striker has been targeted by boss Avram Grant to replace Ivorian striker Didier Drogba who would be out for six weeks with his country to play in the Nations Cup.

Bolton have initially turned down a $25m offer from Chelsea a few days ago pushing them to raise their bid to $30m.

The transfer could also mean that Andriy Shevchenko could move away from Stamford Bridge as he will have little to play in the presence of Drogba and Anelka.