Chelsea midfielder Oscar will be on his way to China in January. Chelsea will reportedly receive a whopping £60m from Shanghai SIPG for the Brazilian.
Once Chelsea does let go of Oscar next month, he will be the most expensive signing ever by a Chinese Club. Oscar has been mostly on the bench this season and has started five games in the Premier League.
N’Golo Kante and Nemanja Matic have been mostly playing in the midfield this season for the Blues.
Oscar will be reunited with ex-Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas who had a very difficult spell at Chelsea. Villas-Boas also had tried to sign the player when he was at the helm of Tottenham Hotspur in 2012.
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— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 23, 2016
He told the Chinese club’s official website: “I’m very happy to sign for SIPG. This is an important day for me to join my new family in China. Thanks to everybody as SIPG and I cannot wait to meet you at the club and to win new titles.”
One of the Chelsea player Ramires also moved to the Chinese Super League last season for a fee in the region of £20m.
A host of players who has plied their trades in the Premier League are currently playing in the China with the likes of Paulinho, Demba Ba, Didier Drogba and more recently Graziano Pelle.
