Former Chelsea forward Demba Ba has signed for Didier Drogba's old club Shanghai Shenhua in a deal that was reported Sunday to be a "possible" record for the Chinese Super League.
The Senegal international was reported to have signed a three-year deal. Ba, who will undergo a medical on Sunday, made the switch to China from Turkish Super Lig side Besiktas, where he scored 27 goals in 44 games last season, a statement by the Chinese club added.
The journeyman striker, who also played for West Ham United and Newcastle United in the English Premier League, had been tipped for a return. But he will instead line up alongside former Everton star and Socceroo Tim Cahill and Mali international Mohamed Sissoko, who arrived in China from Spanish La Liga side Levante after spells at Paris Saint-German and Liverpool.
The Senegal international was reported to have signed a three-year deal. Ba, who will undergo a medical on Sunday, made the switch to China from Turkish Super Lig side Besiktas, where he scored 27 goals in 44 games last season, a statement by the Chinese club added.
The journeyman striker, who also played for West Ham United and Newcastle United in the English Premier League, had been tipped for a return. But he will instead line up alongside former Everton star and Socceroo Tim Cahill and Mali international Mohamed Sissoko, who arrived in China from Spanish La Liga side Levante after spells at Paris Saint-German and Liverpool.
Côte d’Ivoire veteran Drogba - who left Chelsea on a free transfer at the end of last season - and his former teammate at Stanford Bridge, Nicolas Anelka, both played for Shanghai. The CSL is now among the biggest spenders in world football leagues. It was second only to the Premier League during the recently closed winter transfer window, according to statistics from German website transfermarkt. It is also currently the highest-attended football league in Asia.
By: FIFA.com
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