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'The Premier League is my favourite league': Former Chelsea star Oscar teases a potential return to English football six years after heading to China to become one of the highest paid players in the WORLD

Former Chelsea ace Oscar has hinted that he could be open to a return to European competition five years after his landmark move to the Chinese Super League in 2016.

The 31-year-old made the move to Shanghai SIPG at the peak of his powers after falling out of favour with then-manager Antonio Conte for a reported £67million.

Not only did his fee break the Asian transfer record, but his salary of an estimated £400,000 a week made him one of the highest-earning footballers in the world.

Oscar was part of a wave of talented international players that were drawn to the Chinese Super League in the mid-2010s, but by 2020, a salary cap for players was put in place, with foreign players only able to earn £2.