( CNN ) -- Turkish giants Galatasaray have announced a deal to bring Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba back to European football following a short spell in China . The 34-year-old striker , who is currently on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa , joined Shanghai Shenhua seven months ago . `` An agreement has been reached with Didier Yves Drogba of Shanghai Shenhua football team , starting from the second half of 2012-2013 season for a 1.5 year period , '' the Turkish club announced on its official website . The club announced that Drogba is to be paid $ 13.5 million for the 18-month period , with an additional bonus of $ 20,000 for each match played . The forward left Chelsea for China last June , a month after helping the Londoners win their first European first Champions League title . His arrival marks the Turkish club 's second significant signing this month after Dutchman Wesley Sneijder joined the 18-time champions from Italians Inter Milan . Drogba , who had wanted to go on loan to Chelsea to keep fit for the Nations Cup , is currently preparing for Ivory Coast 's final Group D game against Algeria on Wednesday as the West Africans seek to win the tournament for the first time since 1992 . Along with former Blues teammate Nicolas Anelka , the Ivorian failed to settle in China amid reports of unpaid bonuses , with both strikers now set to return to Europe . This is despite the fact that Anelka had agreed a two-year contract with Shenhua which reportedly earned him over $ 300,000 a week , while Drogba was believed to have signed an even more lucrative deal . Anelka , who is a 1998 World Cup winner , is currently in Italy as he seeks to negotiate a move to join reigning champions Juventus , which the club says will be for an initial five-month period with a view to a longer deal . `` Nicolas Anelka continued his medical ahead of a proposed transfer to Juventus , '' the club said on its official website on Monday . `` The French forward underwent a series of tests yesterday at Turin 's Istituto di Medicina dello Sport and continued with further assessments this morning at the city 's Clinica Fornaca di Sessant . '' Now 33 , Anelka briefly worked as a player-coach at Shenhua following the dismissal of coach Jean Tigana but is now looking to play in Serie A for the first time in his career . The departure of two marquee signings will represent a major blow for the standing of Chinese football , which has sought to improve its image after a number of match-fixing scandals in recent years . Founded in 1994 , China 's first professional football league boomed in its early years until fans fell away after a match-fixing and gambling scandal . Despite attempts to clean up the sport , one of the country 's leading referees -- Lu Jun , who officiated at the 2002 World Cup -- was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in jail in 2012 for his role in fixing matches . During their time with Shenhua , Drogba and Anelka could only help the team finish ninth in the 16-team Chinese Super League . Recently training with his first senior team , Paris Saint-Germain in France , Anelka will boost the offensive options of the Serie A leaders , with Spaniard Fernando Llorente due to join in the summer from Atletico Bilbao . In a separate development on Monday , the Turin club was handed a series of bans and fines following the aggressive behaviour shown to referee Marco Giuda after he refused to award a late penalty in Saturday 's 1-1 draw at home to Genoa . Coach Antonio Conte was handed a two-game touchline ban and a $ 13,500 fine by Serie A officials , while defenders Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini were handed two and one-game bans respectively . Club president Giuseppe Marotta was suspended from carrying out of any his functions until 18 February for challenging the officials in an `` intimidating and insulting manner in their dressing room '' . `` Juventus are fined 50,000 euros ( $ 67,250 ) for failing to control fans who spat in the faces and on the clothes of officials as they left the pitch , '' added the statement by Serie A 's disciplinary body .
Turkish champions Galatasaray announce deal to sign Drogba from Shanghai Shenhua . The Chinese side look set to lose Nicolas Anelka as well as he failed a medical at Juventus . Italian side fined by Serie A officials on Monday for ` ` aggressive behaviour '' shown towards referee Marco Rossi .