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That hefty price tag would make Tevez the world’s sixth most expensive player, behind Paul Pogba,
Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonzalo Higuaín and Neymar.
Tevez is also in line to become the sport’s highest paid player with the striker reportedly earning
around £615,000 per week on a two-year contract with Shanghai Shenhua.
The 32-year-old is the second big-money arrival in China’s biggest city in less than a week after the
Brazilian midfielder Oscar joined local rivals Shanghai SIPG from Chelsea in a deal believed to be
worth £52m.
Graziano Pellè, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Jackson Martínez are all recent arrivals in China, while the
Shanghai SIPG manager André Villas-Boas is also on a lucrative contract after replacing Sven
Goran-Eriksson.
Tevez, who played for West Ham United, Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus during a
decade in Europe after leaving Boca for Brazil’s Corinthians in 2005, ended his second spell with the
Argentinian club on a high.
Having helped the club win the league title last year, Tevez starred in a 4-2 win over arch-rivals
River Plate in the ‘superclasíco’ earlier this month, a victory that lifted Boca into first place in the
championship.
Tevez will team up with other high-profile internationals at the club, including the Senegalese striker
Demba Ba, the Nigerian forward Obafemi Martins and Colombian midfielder Fredy Guarín.
Despite a highly-successful club career, Tevez has failed to light up the international stage, having
scored 13 goals in 76 appearances for Argentina. He did, however, play a pivotal role in the country
winning gold at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Boca Juniors offered Tevez their best wishes in a statement announcing his departure, which included
the message: “Good luck Carlitos. You will always be in our hearts.”
Shanghai Shenhua, who appointed Gus Poyet as manager last month, finished fourth in the 2016
Chinese Super League, which ran from March to the end of October, 16 points behind champions
Guangzhou Evergrande.
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