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Brazilian Hulk to sign for Sven's Shanghai side

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Zenit St Petersburg's Brazilian international Hulk arrived in Shanghai Wednesday to sign for Sven-Goran Eriksson's Shanghai SIPG team, as the cash-flush Chinese Super League embarks on a new round of transfer spending.

A horde of cheering red-shirted fans mobbed the 29-year-old at Shanghai airport as he made his way through the arrivals halls carrying two bouquets of flowers.

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