( CNN ) -- Nicolas Anelka 's ill-fated move to China appears to be over after Italian club Juventus claimed on Saturday that the former France striker is poised to join on a short-term deal . Anelka moved to Shanghai Shenhua from English side Chelsea on a two-year contract in January 2012 after agreeing a deal reportedly worth more than $ 300,000 a week , but could now sign for Juve in a cut-price five-month package worth $ 800,000 . Shenhua struggled to ninth place in the Chinese Super League last year despite also signing Anelka 's former Chelsea teammate Didier Drogba on an even higher pay packet . Anelka took over as team coach for a brief period after Jean Tigana was sacked , with former Argentina World Cup winner Sergio Batista subsequently being appointed . The 33-year-old will reportedly join Serie A champions Juventus before the end of the January transfer window , as the club 's bosses seek to boost their attacking options ahead of the expected July signing of Spain striker Fernando Llorente . On Saturday Anelka posted an internet picture of himself at an airport , which fellow Twitter users purported to be en route to that of Juve 's home city Turin . He has been training with his first senior team , Paris Saint-Germain . He has been involved in transfers worth a total $ 140 million , playing for top clubs such as Real Madrid , Liverpool , Manchester City , Arsenal and Fenerbahce . `` This summer we made a significant investment to try and strengthen the group but clearly at this stage we are in an emergency situation , '' Juventus sporting director Beppe Marotta told the Sky Italia TV channel . `` As a result , it is logical to make this signing . It should be made official in the next few days . We have an agreement with Anelka for five months with the possibility to sign a further deal if agreeable to both parties . '' Juve dropped points in Saturday 's frustrating 1-1 draw at home to third-bottom Genoa , but still moved six clear at the top . Striker Fabio Quagliarella scored his seventh league goal in 15 matches in the 54th minute , but Marco Borriello -- who spent the second half of last season on loan at Juve -- leveled with a diving header quarter of an hour later . Third-placed Lazio could have cut Juve 's then five-point lead to two in Saturday 's earlier game , but lost 1-0 to midtable Chievo to stay below Napoli on goal difference . Napoli can now reduce the deficit in Sunday 's trip to Parma , while fourth-placed Inter Milan host Torino . English Premier League leaders Manchester United reached the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 4-1 victory at home to Fulham , as striker Javier Hernandez netted twice after goals from Wayne Rooney and veteran Ryan Giggs , with a penalty . Arsenal snatched a 3-2 win at second division Brighton as France striker Olivier Giroud scored twice and fellow forward Theo Walcott came off the bench to strike a decisive late goal . Norwich became the first top-flight team since 1989 to lose to a non-league side in the world 's oldest knockout tournament , crashing 1-0 at home to Luton . The Premier League 's bottom team Queens Park Rangers lost 4-2 at third division MK Dons , following Friday 's exit by fellow strugglers Aston Villa at the hands of second tier Millwall . Manchester City , Everton , Reading and Wigan went through . In Germany , Bayer Leverkusen returned to second place despite being held 0-0 by Freiburg on Saturday . Leverkusen moved a point above two-time defending champions Borussia Dortmund , who won 3-0 at home to Nuremberg on Friday . Bayern Munich go into Sunday 's trip to Stuttgart with an eight-point lead . In Spain , Valencia moved up to fifth place after snatching 3-2 win at bottom club Deportivo La Coruna , as Ricardo Costa headed home in time added on before Paulo Assuncao became the second home player to be sent off . Deportivo had led 2-1 at halftime through a Riki double , but on-loan Portuguese defender Silvio was sent off seven minutes after the break for a second bookable offense . Levante earlier won 2-1 at home to midtable Valladolid thanks to a 90th-minute own goal from Serbian defender Antonio Rukavina , which put `` Los Granotes '' behind their Valencian rivals on goal difference .
Reports say Nicolas Anelka is due to join Juventus from Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua . Italian club 's sporting director says 33-year - old will sign five - month deal ` ` in next few days '' Striker is one of most costly players in football history after several big - money moves . Italian league leaders suffered drop points in 1 - 1 draw at home to rivals Genoa .