Carlos Tevez Is Set To Become The Highest Paid Player In The World

The Far East movement is just getting out of hand. Earlier in the week, reports surfaced of a whopping £52 million offer for Chelsea's Oscar, and now Carlos Tevez is set to become the highest paid player in the world.

That's because Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua have tabled a staggering £615,000-a-week deal!

What?!

Tevez originally outlined his retirement plans by heading back to his native Argentina to play for Boca Juniors before calling time on his career.

Carlos Tevez

But the sheer amount of money is just too good to turn down as the former Premier League striker is expected to pen a two-year contract worth a mind-boggling £65 million.

And it dwarfs in comparison to Real's Ronaldo and Barca's Messi. The 2016 Ballon d'Or winner is believed to be on 'just' £365,000-a-week while Messi continues to stall on a new contract, maybe he'll join his compatriot over in Asia?

It appears the Chinese revolution isn't slowing down and continues to gather steam, begging the question; who's next?

Topics: Carlos Tevez, Messi, Ronaldo

Nasir Jabbar

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