Football Soccer - Benfica v Zenit St. Petersburg - Champions League - Luz stadium, Lisbon, Portugal - 16/02/16. Zenit St. Petersburg's coach Andre Villas-Boas reacts during match against Benfica. REUTERS/Hugo Correia
(Reuters) - Manager Andre Villas-Boas believes Oscar's decision to join Shanghai SIPG is a significant move for the growth of Chinese Super League (CSL) because of the Brazilian's relative youth.
Having signed the 25-year-old midfielder from Chelsea for a reported figure of 60 million euros (52.08 million pounds), the Portuguese manager hopes he can help SIPG to their first CSL title in the upcoming season.
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