Ramires completes move from Chelsea to China

Ramires has left Chelsea to join Chinese club Jiangsu Suning, who have paid around £25m for the Brazilian midfielder. 

The 28-year-old had been at Chelsea since 2010 and signed a four-year contract in October.

But he had been out of favour under interim boss Guus Hiddink and had not started a league game since Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat at Leicester on 14 December.

Several European clubs enquired about Ramires before he agreed a new deal at Stamford Bridge and seemingly committed his long-term future to the Blues.

He was signed by Chelsea from Benfica for £19m and made 247 appearances for the club.