Anelka set 2014 as target to leave Chelsea
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Anelka expects one more big pay day after Chelsea move
Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka has set himself a target of staying at Stamford Bridge until 2014, before a final lucrative move abroad.
The 30-year-old still has around 18 months left on his current contract with the Premier League club - but talks over a new deal have been mooted.
"I would love to sign for another three further years," he told French newspaper 20 minutes. "I still have one year left. I see myself playing here until I'm 34. And that would not be the end of my career.
"Afterwards I don't know. I could go to the Middle East, to Qatar, Abu Dhabi or the United States. I don't know.
"I have often been criticised for changing clubs. At the same time, it's good to experience different things, whether it's in Turkey or Spain.
"Everywhere has enriched me. It's a mentality different to that in France."
Anelka, who has played in France, England, Spain and Turkey, admits a move to the Middle East or America would be little more than a money-spinning end to his career.
"I wouldn't be going to Qatar to play the Champions League," he added. "In any case that doesn't exist. It (the money) is the truth."
"In a way I have never felt as strong on the pitch," continued Anelka. "When I was asked to play as an out-and-out striker, you never saw me doing what I'm doing now.
"That's why I always wanted to play behind the striker. Showing what I can do other than score goals. I've rarely had the chance to do that.
"When I signed for Chelsea I absolutely wanted to play with Didier up front. From the first year they put us in competition.
"But to play both of us together is the best solution and Ancelotti has understood that well, and me, playing freely, well it's extraordinary.
"The fact that my football has been understood allows me to be happy in life. I know that I am understood."