The Premier League and Champions League winner seems unrecognizable from his time at Chelsea
Former Chelsea midfielder Ramires looks unrecognizable eight years after leaving Stamford Bridge for the Chinese Super League.
The Brazilian, who signed for the Blues from Benfica in 2010, became a key part of the team that won the club's first Champions League title in 2012.
Ramires spent six years in west London, winning five trophies under six different managers.
But the opportunity arose for a profitable move to China and Ramires subsequently signed for Jiangsu Suning in 2016 for £25m.
After three seasons in the Far East, the midfielder returned to his homeland to finish his career at Palmeiras.
However, recent photos of the ex Chelsea The star has appeared on social media leaving fans unable to recognize who she is.
This is because Ramires is now sporting a new look showing off his tattoos and more hair than ever.
From the looks of it, the 36-year-old appears to be in good spirits despite not having appeared in a match since 2020.
Although his appearance left fans baffled, few Chelsea fans will forget his impact in helping the Blues finally claim the elusive Champions League title with a penalty shootout victory over Bayern Munich.
Ramires scored a crucial goal in the semi-final against Barcelona to set up the clash with the Bundesliga giants.
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His delicate move on Barcelona goalkeeper Víctor Valdés remains one of the club's iconic moments in recent memory.
Ramires lifted the Premier League title under Jose Mourinho in 2015 and before that, the Brazilian won the Europa League when the Blues beat his former club Benfica in the 2013 final.
He later defended his decision to swap Stamford Bridge for the riches of China after many suggested the move was financially motivated.
He said: “I see a lot of people saying that I came to China just for money, but that's not true.
“If you look at the situation I was going through at Chelsea at the time of the transfer, you will see that I was Hiddink's last option in my position and this frustrated me a lot. The situation only got worse and at that moment interest from the Chinese club came. .
“Jiangsu presented me with a long-term project in which I would be a key player, they offered me everything I could think of and more, and I decided together with my agent and my family that this would be the best decision.
“The question of money weighed in the decision, I put it in the balance that I am already 29 years old and that an irrefutable opportunity like this may never happen again. But the way things were happening at Chelsea was the reason major”.
