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What happened to the 10 highest-paid players in Chinese Super League history
- Hulk joined Shanghai SIPG in 2016 for about £46 million, becoming the era’s marquee signing in China.
- Salary caps later limited foreign players to around £2.7 million per year in response to the CSL’s spending boom.
- Oscar joined Shanghai SIPG from Chelsea in 2017 and reportedly earned wages around £175 million across his stint.
- Carlos Tevez earned reported wages of about £634,000 a week at Shanghai Shenhua before retiring in 2022.
- Ezequiel Lavezzi reportedly earned about £798,000 per week with Hebei China Fortune, per reports cited.
- Cedric Bakambu joined Beijing Guoan in 2018, earning about £341,000 weekly before moving on.
- Paulinho helped Guangzhou Evergrande win consecutive CSL titles after joining in 2015, later moving to Barcelona.
- Graziano Pelle enjoyed a productive stint at Shandong Luneng, scoring 63 goals in 133 appearances.
- Sustained retirements followed the CSL period of big wages, with players like Fellaini and Eder retiring in 2024.
- Oscar’s Shanghai Port era concluded in 2024 after 144 appearances and 44 goals for the club.
- The CSL’s era of high wages now serves as a historical chapter, with many stars transferring or retiring by 2024.
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