Carlos Tevez has become the world's highest paid player after joining Shanghai Shenhua. The Argentine striker Tevez, 32, will pocket around £615,000 a week on a two-year deal, while former club Boca Juniors will receive a fee of around £14million. According to the Mirror UK, it cost £77million to bring the former Manchester United striker from Boca Juniors. The former Manchester City and Juventus striker penned a two-year deal worth £31.5million-a-year with the Chinese Super League club. Tevez earns N12.1 billion naira per year (at a conversion of 386 bank rate). Carlitos was given an emotional send off in a 4-1 victory over Colon at La Bombonera Posted on 29/12/16