Veteran Nigerian striker, Obafemi Martins, has rejoined Shanghai Shenhua, the Chinese FA Cup winners said on Wednesday, more than two years since his last competitive match.
The 35-year-old former Inter Milan and Newcastle United forward was without a club last year as he battled a hamstring injury.
His last game was in April 2018 for Chinese Super League side Shenhua, for whom he scored 32 goals in 59 matches during his previous spell.
Shenhua did not say how long Martins’ new contract is for but he helps replace fellow Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo, who is on loan at Manchester United.
Martins, who turns 36 in October, hit 18 goals in 42 appearances for Nigeria before retiring from national duty.
Shenhua will open the delayed CSL season on July 25 against Fabio Cannavaro’s reigning champions Guangzhou Evergrande. The CSL is kicking off five months late because of coronavirus.
In another news, Liverpool forward, Sadio Mane, has welcomed Napoli defender, Kalidou Koulibaly, to Anfield this summer’s transfer window.
Mane wants his fellow compatriots to make a transfer move to Liverpool this summer, adding that he would be very happy to play alongside him at club level.
The former Southampton star knows Koulibaly well after having played alongside him for a number of years for the Senegal national team.
Koulibaly, 29, has been linked with a move away from Napoli to Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham, Arsenal and PSG in the past.
“Kalidou Koulibaly is an excellent defender, and one of the world’s best in his position,” The Sun UK quoted Mane as saying.
“I would be very happy to play alongside him at club level, as I have known him for years.”
Mane added: “We first got to know one another at Metz before meeting up once more in the Senegal national team.
“No club could refuse the chance to have Koulibaly in their squad. In any event, it would be a pleasure for me to play for Liverpool together with him. He would be more than welcome here.”
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