BUENOS AIRES, DECEMBER 29 (REUTERS): Carlos Tevez became the latest high-profile international player to join the Chinese Super League when Shanghai Shenhua confirmed the signing of the Argentine striker from his boyhood club Boca Juniors on Thursday. "Shanghai Greenland Shenhua FC reached a transfer agreement with Argentina Club Atletico Boca Juniors. Carlos Alberto Tevez is officially joined Shanghai Shenhua," the club said in a statement on its website (www.shenhuafc.com.cn). Although no financial details of the deal were released, media reports have suggested that the Chinese club paid 84 million euros ($87.65 million) for Tevez, who returned to Argentina last year after spells in England and Italy. The hefty price tag will make Tevez the world's sixth most expensive player, behind Paul Pogba, Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonzalo Higuain and Neymar, according to the German-based soccer information website transfermarkt.com. Tevez is also in line to become the sport's highest paid player with the striker reportedly earning around $753,000 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 Brazilian midfielder Oscar joined local rivals Shanghai SIPG from Chelsea in a deal believed to be worth 60 million euros ($62.62 million). All for a 32-year-old who no longer earns a place in the Argentina squad. The crazy numbers don't stop there. Tevez's mind-boggling wage works out at roughly: £87,857 a day, £3,660 an hour, £61 a minute, and £1 a second. To put it another way, if you combined the £250,000 p/w wages sought by Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil in their contract stand-off with Arsenal, you would still have enough left over to hand Harry Kane his £100,000 Friday pay cheque. Or you could pay all three of arguably the best creative talents in the Premier League: Eden Hazard (£220,000 p/w), David Silva (£200,000 p/w) and Kevin De Bruyne (£170,000 p/w). And if you combined the wages of the Premier League's two highest-paid players, Paul Pogba (£290,000 p/w) and Wayne Rooney (£260,000 p/w), there would still be £65,000 left in loose change from Tevez's wage. The former West Ham, Manchester United and Manchester City striker is the latest star to head for the riches of the Chinese Super League, leaving his boyhood side Boca Juniors. He will work under former Chelsea and Tottenham midfielder Gustavo Poyet, who took over as Shenhua manager last month. Graziano Pelle, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Jackson Martinez are all recent arrivals in China, while Shanghai SIPG manager Andre Villas-Boas is also on a lucrative contract since replacing former England boss 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 Argentine club on a high. The striker, who returned to his boyhood side in the summer of last year, scored 25 goals in 56 matches in his second spell at Boca, winning Argentina's Primera Division and the Copa Argentina Having helped the club win the league title last year, Tevez starred in a 4-2 win over arch-rivals River Plate in the 'superclasico' 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 Senegalese striker Demba Ba, Nigerian forward Obafemi Martins and Colombian midfielder Fredy Guarin. 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.
Top best paid footballers
• Carlos Tevez (Shanghai Shenhua) : £615,000 per week
• Oscar (Shanghai SIPG) : £400,000 per week
• Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) : £365,000 per week
• Lionel Messi (Barcelona) : £365,000 per week
• Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) : £346,000 per week
• Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) : £317,000 per week
• Paul Pogba (Man United) : £290,000 per week
• Neymar (Barcelona) : £289,000 per week
• Graziano Pelle (Shandong) :£260,000 per week
• Wayne Rooney (Man United) :£260,000 per week
