​Ezequiel Lavezzi is set to become the latest high profile European player to move to China as Paris Saint-Germain manager Laurent Blanc confirmed.





The 30 year old looked set to see out his contract which is due to expire at the end of the season but Blanc revealed that Lavezzi missed PSG's 2-1 win against Marseille to enter negotiations with Shanghai Shenhua





"Honestly, the club could tell you a lot more than me," Blanc said in his post-match news conference.





"He prepared to come here to Marseille and then at the last minute he stayed in Paris to negotiate his departure.

"We already anticipated it a bit because we opened the door for Pocho in the [European] winter transfer window, something that he didn't take advantage of."





While reports claim PSG could earn €10 million from Pocho's departure since the Chinese transfer deadline is on Feb. 26, Blanc suggested that a move was not certain due to the fact that the club would not be able to replace him.





"The club is discussing it with Pocho's people," Blanc added. "We'll have to think about it, given that if we lose one player we won't be able to replace him.

"So if tomorrow I find we have some attackers with muscle problems... in that case definitely, we'll have to reflect on it."