It was around £50m and the wages of £480,000-a-week would have put him among the highest earners in the world. He is close to 100 appearances for the London side, and has scored 25 times in all competitions. Juventus and Barcelona?then joined the race for the 76-cap international. The 28-year-old has been ever present this season for Los Rojiblancos who are third in La Liga, four points off leaders Real Madrid. in November that he would be joining JuventusGetty Images5Oscar was welcomed with flowers in China today after moving to Shanghai SIPG5Carlos Tevez will be the world’s highest paid player at Shanghai ShenhuaWitsel today explained his decision to Tuttosport, saying: “It was a very difficult decision because on one hand there was a great team and a top club like Juventus. United are reportedly not keen to shell out ?£42million on an unproven defender, after Phil Jones an. But a major problem could be the growing interest from China in top European players – and the riches on offer. The Frenchman had been waiting for a new deal for months, despite being arguably the best goalkeeper in the Premier League. majority of the season through injuryBank holiday Monday Premier League preview including West Ham v Man Utd ]But Carroll, who turns 28 on Friday, said: No, no, I dont know where that came from. ird, Saint-Maximin has scored twice and set up another double for a poor Bastia team.