Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua have signed Stephan El Shaarawy from Roma, making the Italy international forward their most expensive acquisition to date as they bid to avoid relegation.
The 26-year-old joined Shenhua for a transfer fee of €16million (£14.5m), the Italian Serie A club said on Monday. He has signed a three-year contract.
Shenhua are 14th in the 16-team Chinese Super League standings just over halfway through the season, only one point above the relegation zone.
Stephan El Shaarawy has joined Shanghai Shenhua in a £14.5m transfer from Roma
The Italy international was greeted by supporters when he touched down at the airport
El Shaarawy will be tasked with helping Shenhua avoid Chinese Super League relegation
El Shaarawy was pictured arriving in China on Monday, where he was greeted at the airport by supporters and presented with a bouquet of flowers.
Former Valencia and Watford coach Quique Sanchez Flores resigned last week after just over six months in charge after a disappointing run, citing 'personal reasons'.
El Shaarawy, capped 23 times by Italy, joined AS Roma from AC Milan in January 2016 after spending the first half of the season on loan at French side Monaco.
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