“A nice shot!
This is how Estelle Denis, presenter of "Estelle midi", on RMC, describes the arrival of Nicolas Anelka in the team of consultants of RMC Sport.
A surprise transfer window formalized this Monday afternoon during the sports channel's re-entry conference.
The former player of the France team will integrate the program "Champions Zone", devoted to the Champions League.
He will also appear once a week in the daily news "Rothen ignites", from Wednesday.
"I want people who say things, who commit themselves, with great freedom of tone," says Karim Nedjari, the boss of RMC and RMC Sport.
Nicolas, when he says something, he means it.
Why ?
Because he has nothing to lose.
He is also a shy person, but he is eager to learn.
His first questions were technical, on the assembly or the data.
Former players want to be the best off the pitch as well.
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To afford Anelka, the chain ensures that it did not have to break the bank.
“Nicolas is a passionate person,” continues Karim Nedjari.
This is what prevailed, before the financial aspect.
We did not arrive with briefcases.
One, we can't afford it, unlike others.
Two, he wouldn't have accepted.
On the other hand, we pay him as much as another of our consultants.
Now they're all the same price here.
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Stéphane Guy, one of "the three best commentators"
Between RMC Sport and Nicolas Anelka, the contract was signed this weekend, after a first approach in April.
“He only set one condition: to be able to dress as he wants.
And not in costume, like our other consultants, underlines the boss of RMC and RMC Sport, who has known the star footballer for twenty years.
Little more, Nicolas Anelka, who lives in Dubai all year round, will also have a foothold in western Paris to follow the matches of his son, who will play in a nearby suburban team
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"Anelka has nothing to do with the image we have of him in the press"
Another recruit: Stéphane Guy, who made his first freelance during the Euro. The former commentator number 1 of Canal +, with whom he is still in dispute at the industrial tribunal to obtain his reinstatement, will be at the microphone of one of the two posters of the Champions League. He will also come as a reinforcement for the Premier League matches. "He is one of the top three commentators today," assures Karim Nedjari. “Stéphane was very attached to Canal,” adds Hervé Béroud, Deputy Managing Director of Altice Media. He will be more and more attached to RMC Sport. "
