14 Well-Known Footballers Who Now Play In The Chinese Super League

10. Ramires (Jiangsu Suning)

Champions League winner Ramires has made 52 appearances for Brazil, and is still only 28 years of age. Though he enjoyed reasonable success at Benfica in the early stages of his career, the central midfielder endured his finest years in England with Chelsea, where he won five different trophies and made just shy of 250 appearances. In spite of his successes, Ramires had found his playing time limited this season, and a move elsewhere seemed like the most likely outcome. Jiangsu Suning came in as a potential suitor - blowing any competitors out the water with a whopping £25 million bid. The Brazilian can hardly be blamed for the move, given the £30 million-a-year wages he is now being paid by the Chinese club.