Ramires completes £25m Chinese deal
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Chelsea midfielder Ramires has joined Chinese side Jiangsu Suning on a permanent basis, the Premier League club have announced.
The Blues paid £18million for Ramires in 2010, and he signed a new four-year deal in October.
But the Brazilian, 28, has not started in the Premier League since the 2-1 defeat by Leicester City on December 14 and moves to China in a £25m deal.
He had attracted interest from European heavyweights including Bayern Munich and PSG but the Chinese outfit have won the race.
Ramires joins a growing list of Brazilians plying their trade in China, including former Tottenham midfielder Paulinho, under ex-Blues boss Felipe Scolari.
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And he will be managed by former Chelsea midfielder Dan Petrescu, who has been in charge of Jiangsu since last July.
The Blues are rebuilding for the future, freeing up cash to spend on new talent after their woeful title defence this season culminated in manager Jose Mourinho being sacked.
Papy Djilobodji has already been allowed to leave Stamford Bridge on loan and Loic Remy could join him if the club find a replacement.
Alexandre Pato will join from Brazilian side Corinthians in a bid for more firepower as the club, under Guus Hiddink, attempt to salvage what they can from their domestic campaign.
Pato scored 63 goals in 150 games during six years at AC Milan where he lifted the Serie A title in 2011, before returning to Brazil three years ago.
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