Asamoah Gyan will wear the number 35 jersey at new club Shangai SIPG. Gyan had to settle for the shirt number as his favourite number 3 is unavailable.
Gyan has signed a new two-year deal with SIPG, with the option of renewing the contract when it expires in 2017.
The new deal will see him earn some 350, 000 dollars a week in wages.
If he succeeds in China, he will be remembered as one of few players who didn’t need a bigger league to succeed in mainstream football.