Carlos Tevez: Who's the highest-paid player in Chinese Super League history? | OneFootball

Carlos Tevez has called time on his glittering professional career.

In an emotional interview on Friday evening, the 38-year-old legend stated that he could no longer continue playing football due to the death of his father, Segundo Raimundo, in February 2021.

Tevez has brought an end to a quite incredible 20-year stint in the game, which has seen him light up pitches across the globe.

The Argentine icon excelled in England with West Ham, Manchester United and Manchester City, before a memorable spell at Juventus between 2013 and 2015.

Tevez returned to Boca Juniors for a season after his Italian adventure and then in 2016, he opted to join Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua.

HERE, Tevez’s spell in the Far East was an unmitigated disaster, from suffering homesickness to being dropped for a lack of match fitness.

The move certainly wasn’t a disaster for his bank balance, though.

According to figures published by the Daily Star, Tevez is the second-highest paid footballer in Chinese Super League history.

He pocketed over £600,000-a-week, which is more than any player currently operating in the Premier League.

But amazingly, Tevez’s enormous wage at Shanghai Shenhua is still a long way off the pay packet which sits in top spot…

The 10 highest-paid footballers in Chinese Super League history

10. Marouane Fellaini | £205,000-a-week (Shandong Luneng)

9. Eder | £213,000-a-week (Jiangsu)

8. Paulinho | £230,000-a-week (Guangzhou Evergrande)

7. Stephan El Shaarawy | £247,000-a-week (Shanghai Shenhua)

6. Graziano Pelle | £263,000-a-week (Shandong Luneng)

5. Hulk | £320,000-a-week (Shanghai SIPG)

4. Cedric Bakambu | £341,000-a-week (Beijing Guoan)

3. Oscar | £500,000-a-week (Shanghai SIPG)

2. Carlos Tevez | £634,615-a-week (Shanghai Shenhua)

1. Ezequiel Lavezzi | £798,000-a-week (Hebei China Fortune)

Do not adjust your screen, Lavezzi’s wage at Hebei China Fortune really does read £798,000-a-week.

The Argentine was a very good footballer in his pomp, particularly at Napoli, but that salary is just ridiculous and he was never worth anything close to it.

But unlike his fellow countryman Tevez, Lavezzi at least produced the goods out in China. In his 75 appearances across all Hebei FC, he scored 35 goals and assisted a further 32.

Although for close to £800,000-a-week, those numbers are probably below-par in truth…