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Shanghai Shenhua agree €18m deal to sign Roma forward El Shaarawy

Stephan El Shaarawy is heading to China after Shanghai Shenhua announced they had agreed terms with his current club Roma.

Striker El Shaarawy has been heavily linked with a move to the Chinese Super League (CSL) club for a reported €18million (£16m/$14.5m).

In a statement on their website on Monday, Shanghai Shenhua confirmed they had reached an agreement with Roma.

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"Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Football Club and Italy's Rome Football Club have reached a transfer agreement," the statement read.

"Stephan El Shaarawy, who has dual Italian and Egyptian nationality, is expected to arrive in Shanghai on July 8, Beijing time.