SHANGHAI – Chelsea’s Oscar will break the Asian transfer record with big money moved to Shanghai after the SIPG club agreed to a deal that reported 70.5 million euros ($ 90.5 million) on Friday.
The 25-year-old Brazilian midfielder will be in China’s cities “the next few days” to complete the contract, announced by the Shanghai SIPG and Chelsea.
“Shanghai SIPG officially completed the transfer agreement between Brazilian soccer player Oscar and Chelsea,” the Chinese club said in its official social media account.
“Oscar will arrive in Shanghai in the next few days, officially joined the SIPG. Oscar in less than a year to become China’s fifth Asian record signing, because the Chinese Super League club Xi Jinping, inspired by the football ambitions, emerged The top players and coaches.
The Chinese club broke the Asian record three times in just 10 days in the January-February transfer window, raising it to a higher level when Brazilian Hulk joined SIPG in July for 55 million euros.
Oscar will also become Chelsea’s most profitable salesman, defeating compatriot David Luis of £ 50m (€ 86.6m) to move to Paris Saint-Germain in 2014.
He moved to China to follow Chelsea’s former Brazilian Ramirez, in January to 20 million pounds to join Jiangsu Suning.
He is the new manager of Shanghai Andre villa – Boas goal, because the Portuguese in the 2012/13 season management Tottenham, and choose to join Chelsea.