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Peter O'Rourke, Transfer correspondent 7y

Boca's Carlos Tevez offered record Shanghai Shenhua wage - sources

Boca Juniors forward Carlos Tevez has been offered a world-record wage to join Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua, sources close to the player have told ESPN FC.

Former Manchester United and Manchester City striker Tevez is on the verge of joining Gus Poyet's side and is being offered £615,000 ($760,632) a week to make the move, the sources said.

Argentina's La Nacion newspaper said the 32-year-old could earn "more than Lionel Messi gets at Barcelona" if he made the move.

Ole reported that a switch to China for Tevez was not confirmed but said it was "imminent."

Tevez is under contract with Boca until June 2018 and during Sunday's 4-1 win over Colon, fans chanted: "Carlitos [Tevez] is Boca's and will not leave Boca."

The Argentina international scored his team's second goal and was given a standing ovation when substituted in the 90th minute.

A fan also ran onto the pitch, knelt down in front of Tevez and asked him to stay before the player left the pitch in tears.

Buenos Aires-born Tevez, who returned to his boyhood club last July after two seasons at Juventus, recently spoke about the pressures of playing for Boca.

He said: "Abroad is different -- if I lose a game I can still take my daughters to school and have a normal life."

Tevez is expected to fly out to China early next month to hold talks with Shanghai, with all parties hopeful of finalising a move next month ahead of the start of the new Chinese season in February, the sources said.

ESPN FC correspondent Adriana Garcia contributed to this report.

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