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PSG's Ezequiel Lavezzi signs for Hebei China Fortune

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Social media reaction to the news that former PSG striker Ezequiel Lavezzi has moved to play in the Chinese Premier League

Paris Saint-Germain forward Ezequiel Lavezzi has become the latest player to agree a move to Chinese football.

Hebei China Fortune have claimed the Argentine forward has agreed a two-year deal to play at the Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium.

Lavezzi is the latest in a line of European-based players to switch to the Chinese game and it has been previously reported he will earn £23.5m during his stay there.

CSL window
CSL window

How much time is left and which players could be lured to the Far East?

Hebei have already recruited two former Premier League players in this transfer window in former Arsenal forward Gervinho and ex-Chelsea winger Gael Kakuta.

Stamford Bridge old-boy Ramires, Jackson Martinez, Alex Teixeira - who had been a target for Liverpool - and Fredy Guarin have also moved to China.

Jackson Martinez, Atletico Madrid
Image: Atletico Madrid's Jackson Martinez has joined Guangzhou Evergrande

Lavezzi has been with PSG for the last three-and-a-half seasons following a £23m move from Napoli in the summer of 2012.

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Although he is now 30, Hebei have described the 48-cap striker as "the next Maradona" on social media ahead of the first round of Super League fixtures on March 4.

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