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What happened to Oscar? The ex-Chelsea wonderkid paid £21m a year in China

The Brazilian playmaker has become a hero in Shanghai since moving to China in 2017 but the 27-year-old remains in the international wilderness

He had the football world at his feet. A midfield talent like few others, Oscar was already the star of a World Cup and a vital cog in not one, but two Premier League-winning campaigns.

At 25, the Brazilian seemed to have everything in place to cement his position in the game's elite.

However, in January 2017, he dropped a bombshell. The Chelsea man gave up on his dream of dominating European football and moved to China, signing a hugely lucrative four-year deal with Shanghai SIPG worth £20.