Anelka is about 7,8 years away from the "this guy is talented" period. He's just a player that failed big time to fulfill his potential and one of the biggest overhyped players that came out of the Brittish press. After one good season at Arsenal he was extremelly hyped up and Real, figures, came and cashed up for a 18 year old player that would sell them some shirts, which he most certainly did.
Anelka always had too many cons and too little pros, his talent was always undermined by his mentality, his career ended the day he signed for Real.