Pockets IDR 1.8 Trillion During His Career In The Chinese Super League, Oscar Can Now Buy Juventus' Stadium

Former Chelsea player from Brazil, Oscar. (PHOTO/INSTAGRAM @oscar_emboaba)

JAKARTA - The Brazilian player, Oscar, left the China Super League. He decided to leave after five and a half years in the Shanghai SIPG uniform.

Oscar reportedly will join the club in his country Flamengo. The move of the former Chelsea player is believed not to be related to money issues.

The reason is, he brought home a lot of money from his work while playing in the Bamboo Curtain Country. The amount of money in his account was even said to be enough to buy Allian, Juventus' stadium.

According to the Daily Star report, the 30-year-old player has at least £100 million in savings or Rp1.8 trillion. An amount equivalent to the wealth of the fictional character, Scrooge McDuck.

Oscar's total wealth was obtained from a salary of 400 pounds per week given by Shanghai SPIG. That's roughly four times more than remaining in Europe for the last five seasons.

Oscar created controversy in 2017 after making the decision to leave the Blues. Moreover, he left European football at the peak of his career, at the age of 25.

However, he reasoned that the large salary offered by Shanghai SPIG was impossible to refuse. At that time, he was optimistic that he could return to playing in Europe after spending some of his time in China.

Oscar was not a famous name when he joined Chelsea a decade ago. However, his name started flying after he scored a beautiful goal against Juventus in the beginning of his first appearance for the club.

He then played a major role for the Blues under Jose Mourinho. Unfortunately, his playing time was significantly reduced when Antonio Conte arrived at Stamford Bridge in 2016.

When faced with the situation, Shanghai SPIG came with an offer worth 65 million pounds in the winter transfer window. The tantalizing offer was difficult to refuse by this London club.

Oscar also became the most expensive player in the history of Asian football and one of the highest paid players on the planet. He was also the biggest player for the Chinese Super League during player shopping in Europe in the mid to late 2010s.