Chelsea midfielder Oscar will become world's highest paid player on £400,000 per week

Daily Mail | December 16, 2016

Oscar will be swapping the King's Road for a king's ransom when he moves to China next month.

The Chelsea midfielder is set to complete a £52million transfer to Shanghai SIPG in January, a deal that is as lucrative as it is astonishing.

The impending transfer will see the Brazil international become the highest-paid player in the world on approximately £400,000-a-week - that's £20.8m per year. Or, if you prefer, £57,143 per day. Or £2,381 per hour. Or £39 per minute.

Oscar was seen at a cocktail party hosted by luxury fashion designer Philipp Plein in London on Thursday night (left); he will soon join Shanghai SIPG in an eyewatering £52m deal

The Brazilian is set to move to the Chinese Super League after Chelsea accepted a huge offer

Oscar, pictured out in London on Wednesday, u00a0is set to become the world's highest-paid player — Oscar, pictured out in London on Wednesday and with wife Ludmila (right centre) and sister Gabriela, is set to become the world's highest-paid player when he moves to China

Oscar was pictured leaving Zuma Restaurant in Knightsbridge with his wife, Ludmila Emboaba (centre) and sister, Gabriela Emboaba

THE TOP-10 BEST-PAID FOOTBALLERS IN THE WORLD

3=) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) £365,000 per week £19m per year*

3= Lionel Messi (Barcelona) £365,000 per week £19m per year*

4) Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) £346,000 per week £18m per year*

5) Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) £317,000 per week £16.