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Nicolas Anelka reveals how Real Madrid team-mates wouldn't let him sit in the dressing room after £22m move from Arsenal as his father admits he thought Bernabeu 'nightmare' would make him QUIT football in controversial striker's new Netflix film

Nicolas Anelka has opened up on the 'hostile' atmosphere he was faced with in the Real Madrid dressing room after signing for the Spanish giants in 1999.

Anelka is the subject of a new Netflix documentary titled 'Anelka: Misunderstood' that aired on Wednesday. It details the French striker's crazy career from his time at PSG as a youngster, to his various spells in English football and the infamous 2010 World Cup.

But Anelka spoke openly about the traumatic time he experienced with Real after moving to the Spanish capital for £22.