Chelsea Transfer News: Oscar to Earn Huge Shanghai SIPG Salary, Latest Rumours
Oscar is reportedly set to be paid £20 million a year after tax when he makes his likely January move from Chelsea to Chinese club Shanghai SIPG.
According to Matt Hughes in The Times, the 25-year-old playmaker will become the third highest-paid footballer in the world behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi if he makes the switch, as he "has been offered weekly net wages of £400,000 by the Chinese Super League club."
Hughes added that the contract would more than quadruple Oscar's current £90,000-per-week deal with Chelsea, with his £60 million transfer expected to be completed in January.
Brazil international Oscar has been at Chelsea since his £19.35 million move to Stamford Bridge from Internacional in 2012. He has won a Premier League and UEFA Europa League title with the club but has been largely sidelined this season under manager Antonio Conte.
Per WhoScored.com, he last played a full 90 minutes in the Premier League back in August, while he has contributed just one assist during the 2016-17 campaign.
He is set to become the next in a line of top players from European leagues to be lured by the riches offered in China and should be a star in the Far East given his enduring quality.
Shanghai SIPG's current squad already includes Oscar's compatriot Hulk, who moved to the club from Zenit Saint Petersburg earlier this year for £46.1 million, per BBC Sport.
Former Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas is the current Red Eagles manager, and the Portuguese is likely to slot Oscar straight into his starting XI.
The huge wage Oscar is set to receive is even higher than originally reported:
Given the huge contract, it is little surprise that Oscar is expected to opt for a move to China over staying at Chelsea to warm the bench.
Per Hughes, Fenerbahce also made an offer for the Brazilian, reportedly attempting to lure him with the offer of UEFA Champions League football.
And there is an argument that Oscar is too good not to be playing in Europe's biggest competitions.
But the offer from Shanghai is, unsurprisingly, seemingly too good to turn down.
