Shenhua signs deal with Tevez tonight; 11 million euros for a permanent transfer

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On December 15th, Beijing time, news from Argentina indicated that: “The final negotiations between Tevez and Shanghai Shenhua are about to take place.” Since all the detailed negotiations have been essentially completed, if nothing goes wrong, tonight, according to Chinese time, the lawyers from Tevez’s agency will finalize the contract with Shanghai Shenhua. Currently, Tevez’s side prefers a contract term of 1 year, while Shanghai Greenland Shenhua wants a conditional 2-year contract. ”　　Looking at Tevez’s previous transfer history, it is easy to see from reports in foreign media from 2015 that: \"After discussions between Boca Juniors’ manager Angelici and Juventus’ general manager Marotta, Tevez’s transfer fee was set at 5 million euros. Argentine media also reported that as part of this deal, Boca Juniors had to loan out the young Uruguayan talent, Guido Vadala, a midfielder born in 1997, to Juventus for two seasons; Juventus could also choose to purchase his rights after one season. Two other talented forwards from Boca Juniors, Paven and Cristaldo, were also included in this deal.\" ”　　Subsequently, on the morning of June 27, 2015, the South American football powerhouse Boca Juniors announced via their official social media accounts that they had reached an agreement with Serie A giants Juventus regarding Tevez’s transfer; thus, the \"Beast\" Tevez once again became a member of Boca Juniors after 11 years. At this time, Italian media also confirmed that \"Tevez’s transfer fee was 5 million euros; Boca Juniors would also grant Juventus the right to rent and purchase three young players. Boca and Tevez signed a three-year contract, valid until 2018.\" ”Thus, Tevez, who joined Juventus in the summer of 2013, has finally \"returned home\" to Boca Juniors, the club he once played for, after having spent two fantastic seasons representing that team. 　　Obviously, Tevez still has a contract with Boca Juniors at the moment; so how did Tevez manage to leave a club that wasn’t willing to let him go? According to sources in Argentina, “Teves’ contract with Boca Juniors includes clauses related to a buyout option for terminating the contract. To activate this buyout clause, Shanghai Shenhua would need to pay around 10 million euros in order to sign Teves.” After active negotiations among the three parties, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua has finally decided to activate this clause in order to sign Tevez. ”　　It is reported that the negotiations between Shenhua and Boca Juniors regarding the activation of the buyout clause have been completed. The amount that Shenhua needs to pay to Boca Juniors under this buyout clause has also been determined, with the figure coming to around 11 million euros. Tonight, Tevez’s team will engage in the final negotiations prior to signing a contract with Shanghai Green Land Shenhua. All details have already been agreed upon between the two sides; the only difference remaining is that Tevez’s team prefers a one-year contract, while Shenhua wants a two-year contract on conditional terms. 　　However, whatever the duration of the contract between the two parties turns out to be, it will not become an issue between Tevez and Shenhua, as the Argentine side stated: \"Tevez and Shenhua have already found a solution that satisfies both parties. If Tevez performs well in China during the 2017 season, clear provisions regarding whether he will stay in China in the 2018 season will be included in his contract with Shenhua.\" If Tevez performs well in the 2017 season, and should he wish to leave Shenhua at that time, he would still need to pay Shenhua the agreed percentage of the transfer fee. ”　　Argentina’s side said, “After the contract is finalized, Tevez will not fly to Shanghai right away; he will meet with Shanghai Shenhua only after taking care of related matters, so that the official announcement on behalf of Shanghai Shenhua can be made.” ”(New style)