Chelsea confirmed the move of 25-year-old Brazilian international Oscar to Chinese club Shanghai SIPG on Friday, the latest big-money move by the Chinese Super League to boost their profile in world football. And Oscar could soon be joined by another South American international.
Carlos Tevez, the well-travelled 32-year-old Argentine, is reportedly set to leave Boca Juniors for Shanghai Shenhua, according to several media reports on Friday.
Reuters reports the numbers in a Tevez move would be, unsurprisingly, eye-popping. The Chinese club had offered a transfer fee of £71.5 (Dh 322.5 million, $87.79 million) for Tevez, who in between two stints with Brazil’s Boca played for West Ham United, Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus during a decade in Europe.
If those numbers are true, they would dwarf even the astronomical fee Chelsea received for Oscar, a much younger prospect who was once heralded as one of the club’s future building blocks.
Chelsea will receive a club-record £60 million (Dh270.6 million), according to ESPN. Oscar will see his weekly wages increase to £90,000 a week.
On their official website and Twitter account, Chelsea wished luck to Oscar, who had been with the club for over four seasons.
Oscar leaves the English club with 203 caps, 38 goals and titles in the Premier League, Europa League and League Cup.
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