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Hulk: Oscar left Chelsea for Shanghai because of me

The Brazil international striker reveals that he helped to sell his Selecao team-mate on the Chinese Super League side before his big-money move

Shanghai SIPG star Hulk says that he helped to convince Oscar to quit Chelsea to move to the Chinese Super League.

The 25-year-old signed for Andre Villas-Boas's side after a bid of €60 million (£52.1m) was accepted by the Premier League leaders in December.

Oscar, who scored on his debut in a 2-1 friendly win over Al Batin, signed a contract that will reportedly see him earn €460,000 a week but Hulk says that it was his glowing praise of life in China that ultimately convinced his compatriot to move.