The Chelsea midfielder Ramires has signed a four-year contract with China’s Jiangsu Suning for a fee of 28 million Euros, which set the highest record transfer fee in China’s Super League history.
While the signing came as a shock to football fans around the world, especially when he just signed a four-year contract at Stamford Bridge in October, Ramires said he could not resist the offer proposed by the Chinese football club.
Ramires, who’s also a member of the Brazilian national team, told a Brazilian media Terra that he’s confident about his position in Brazilian team.
“As more Brazilian footballers come to China, the Chinese Super League will get more attention…since I’ve won nearly all the titles at club level, I would love to try my best to make it all happen here in China,” he said.
The 29-year-old Brazilian used to be a backbone member of the Premier League champion team, however he lost his first team position under the interim stewardship of Guus Hiddink.
While with Chelsea, Ramires helped the team to win the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Champions League and Europa League, making 251 appearances and scoring 34 goals.
Since Chinese President Xi Jinping, also an avid football fan himself, launched a number of initiatives to promote China’s football, the Chinese Super League has been under the spotlight of the global media for a number of signings of world-class players.
Currently Ramires holds the top transfer fee in China’s Super League, followed by 18 million Euro’s paid to Elkeson of Shanghai SIPG and Gervinho’s 15 million Euro from Hebei China Fortune.
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