Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan is highest paid African player in China

Ghana skipper Asamoah Gyan, is the highest paid African player plying his trade in the booming Chinese league.

Gyan, a boxing promoter and a part time musician was the highest paid player in the Chinese league until the arrival of Brazilian Hulk and Italian forward Graziano Pelle.

Gyan also drops to 7^th in the world from his previous 4^th position in the world following the arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Manchester United.

Hulk will join Asamoah at Shanghai SIPG for the coming season, whiles Pelle would don the shirt of rivals Shangdong Luneng from Southampton.

Hulk will receive £16.5m-a-year, making him the third highest paid player in the world and highest in China while Graziano Pelle will receive £12.5m-a-year (sixth most paid player in the world).

He however earns more money than Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller and is the highest paid African in the Chinese Super League.

Find below a full list of the world's most paid footballers as at 2016

• 1. Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid: £18m-a-year
• 2. Lionel Messi - Barcelona: £17m-a-year
• 3. Hulk - Shanghai SIPG: £16.5m-a-year
• 4. Neymar - Barcelona: £15m-a-year
• 5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Manchester United: £13m-a-year
• 6. Graziano Pelle - Shandong Luneng: £12.5m-a-year
• 7. Asamoah Gyan - Shanghai SIPG: £11.8m-a-year
• 8. Thomas Muller - Bayern Munich: £11.5m a-year
• 9. Ezequiel Lavezzi - Hebai China Fortune: £10.5m a-year
• 10. Jackson Martinez - Guangzhou: £10m-a-year

The Chinese Super League has recently been attracting interest from great players all over the world due to its financial advantages.

By: Sheikh Tophic Sienu @desheikh1 on twitter