Chelsea's Ramires joins Jiangsu Suning in £25m move

Ramires made 251 appearances for Chelsea since joining in 2010

Chelsea's Ramires has joined Chinese side Jiangsu Suning in a deal believed to be worth about £25m.

The 28-year-old Brazil midfielder agreed a new four-year deal in October but has only started seven Premier League games this season.

Jiangsu finished ninth in China's top tier in 2015 and are managed by former Blues defender Dan Petrescu.

Ramires has helped the Blues win the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Champions League and Europa League.

He made 251 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 34 goals, after joining from Benfica for about £17m in 2010.

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