The Brazilian legend Oscar Dos Santos, who once made the Chinese Super League (CSL) game change, waved goodbye to Shanghai Harbor in the early winter and drew the end of his 8-year CSL journey. Now, he returns to his hometown with a new chapter, and São Paulo FC officially announced that he has signed a 3-year contract with Oscar.
The 33-year-old central midfielder, who honed his skills at São Paulo's youth camp as a youngster, played for a Barclays Premier League side from '08 to '10 before moving on to Sporting International, where he joined Premier League giants Chelsea in '12 and won a double with the team - two Premier League titles, an EFL Cup and a Europa League.
In 2017, Oscar, who was in his prime, joined Shanghai Port for a transfer fee of 60 million euros, a move that stirred up a thousand waves in the soccer world. At the age of 25, he gave up the Premier League to join the Chinese Super League, a public outcry, some people called it "self-destruction". However, when he said goodbye to Shanghai Port, he was rumored to be interested in continuing to invest in China, but ultimately chose to return to his parent team, Sao Paulo, signing a three-year contract with an annual salary of R$24 million (about HK$30 million), which is a significant reduction in salary compared to Shanghai Port's package.
According to statistics, Oscar's total salary reached 192 million euros (about 1.6 billion Hong Kong dollars) in his eight-year career at Shanghai Port. No wonder some netizens chortled that he has earned a lot of money and it's time for newcomers to taste the Chinese Super League.
