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Chinese Super League can rival Premier League one day - Oscar

Oscar said he is happy with his move to Shanghai SIPG and added that the Chinese Super League can one day rival the Premier League if overseas stars continue to be drawn to its ambitious and big spending clubs.

The 25-year-old left Chelsea earlier this month after the Premier League leaders agreed a club-record sale price of £60 million with Shanghai SIPG, who already boasted fellow Brazilians Hulk and Elkeson in their ranks and are coached by former Chelsea and Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas.

Chelsea have also allowed Ramires and John Obi Mikel to join the wave of recognisable names swapping European and South American clubs for the riches on offer in the Chinese Super League over the past year, and Antonio Conte last month described the spending as "a danger for all teams in the world.