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Chinese Super League explained: Where does the money come from and are they catching up with the Premier League?

No sooner had Shanghai SIPG agreed to pay Chelsea £58million for Oscar than Carlos Tevez was waving farewell to his beloved Boca Juniors on Sunday and heading for the Far East to play for Shanghai Shenhua next season.

Such is the rapid flow towards the ridiculously rich Chinese Super League these days.

Oscar, Chinese football's most expensive signing to date, will earn £400,000-a-week in Shanghai.

Carlos Tevez is the latest big-name player to sign for a Chinese Super League club
Carlos Tevez is the latest big-name player to sign for a Chinese Super League club
Chelsea midfielder Oscar is set to joinu00a0Shanghai SIPG in a u00a352million deal in January
Chelsea midfielder Oscar is set to join Shanghai SIPG in a £52million deal in January

Tevez has agreed an even bigger deal worth £615,000-a-week, elevating him above Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the world's highest-paid player.