Gervinho:”A salary of this magnitude cannot be refused, it’s unimaginable to earn as much even at Real Madrid”

Gervinho was one of the biggest names to leave Europe to go play in China during the January transfer window. The former Arsenal winger discussed his decision to leave Roma to join Hebei Fortune in an interview with L'Equipe:"Obtaining good results with Spalletti would have been inappropriate towards Garcia. I saw this as impossible. I also wasn't in top shape because of various injuries. The best solution was to leave, we all gained including Roma. A salary of this magnitude cannot be refused. They offered me this sum of money because of my abilities: it can be excessive for some, even for me it is. Earning 60,000 euro to play just one match is unimaginable in Europe, even at a club like Real Madrid. But here it's the case. They told me "this sum of money if you score a goal, this other sum if you aren't able to score". Every target reached means one million yuanes, around 150.000 euro. In a match the team can play for 800,000, 900,000 or even one million euro. The stadiums are filling up, like in France, Italy or England"