Former Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho has signed for Chinese Super League side, Shanghai SIPG. The 38-year-old Portuguese defender had been a free agent since leaving French giants Monaco at the end of the 2015-16 season.
His signing was announced on the club’s website on Wednesday.
He has become Shanghai SIPG’s latest signing following the earlier arrivals of Oscar in a deal worth a reported £52 million from Chelsea and Uzbekistan international Odil Ahmedov.
Carvalho was part of the Portugal squad that won the Euro 2016 trophy. He won three Portuguese league titles with Porto as well as one Champions League title. He won three Premier League titles at Chelsea before moving to Real Madrid where he won the La Liga title in 2011-12 season. He joined Monaco in 2013.
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