Carlos Tevez’ salary in China has been leaked - and his bonuses are insane

The lure of playing football in China has become stronger recently. Once where the Premier League was the place to be for big salaries, the Far East has since overtaken by offering players truly astounding amounts of cash to give up Europe.

For players struggling for game time in England, the Chinese Super League can look like an increasingly attractive prospect, as it can for players whose best days are probably behind them, like Carlos Tevez.

Now 33, the Argentine striker is firmly in the autumn of his career and had looked to be seeing out his final days with his boyhood club, Boca Juniors.

That was until Shanghai Shenhua came knocking, armed with a stunning annual basic wage of £17.16million a year.

Money like that would be difficult for players in their prime to turn down, let alone someone hurtling towards the end of their career.