As the former captain of Shanghai Harbor, Brazilian star Hulk has left a strong mark in the history of the Chinese Super League, not only helping the team win the Chinese Super League championship in history, but also being the most expensive player in the history of the Chinese Super League. At the beginning of last year, Hulk returned to the Brazilian league to play football after ending his contract with SIPG, but he did not expect to not only usher in the "second spring" of his career, but also once again got the opportunity to earn a high annual salary.
According to Brazilian media outlet Futebolero, Hulk recently received an invitation from Portuguese giants Porto, who offered him a contract (about 22 million yuan) with an annual salary of up to BRL 18 million. That's a higher number than Hulk's annual income from playing in Brazil. Considering that Hulk is already in the late stages of his career, being able to receive such a contract is undoubtedly a recognition of His ability by Porto.
As we all know, Porto is Hulk's old club and the most important club in Hulk's career. While playing at Porto, Hulk grew into a world-class star before moving to Zenit St. Petersburg and Shanghai Harbour. It can be said that without the experience in Porto, Hulk would have a hard time achieving future results.
After leaving the Chinese Super League last year and returning to the Bajia League, Hulk, who is over 30 years old, is considered to have lost his courage and only returned to the veteran for retirement. However, Hulk broke out in a surprising state, not only led Atlético Mineiro to regain the Baliga title after many years, but also was personally elected the best player of the 2021 Bajia, and even returned to the Brazilian national team. After leaving the Chinese Super League, the 35-year-old Hulk actually played more and more smoothly, which is really unexpected.
Today, the huge contract of up to 22 million yuan is in front of us, which may become the last big contract of Hulk's career. For Porto, being able to offer such a contract to a player also shows how much they value Hulk; the legendary star of the Chinese Super League is indeed worthy of such treatment.