Nikica Jelavic has joined Chinese second division club Beijing Renhe in a deal worth £4million.

The Croatian, who only arrived at West Ham at the start of the season, started just one Premier League game for the east London club and was pushed further down the pecking order by the January arrival on loan of Nigerian striker Emmanuel Emenike.

But now Beijing Renhe for £1m more than the Hammers paid for him this summer, bringing to an end nearly six years in the United Kingdom for the former Hull, Everton and Rangers man.

West Ham striker Nikica Jelavic is pictured in Beijing after completing his £4million move to Renhe

Jelavic celebrates his goal for West Ham in their FA Cup third round tie with Wolverhampton Wanderers

Jelavic, who managed three goals in all competitions but has mostly been used off the bench, is the latest of series of Premier League stars to move to China, but the first big name to go outside the top flight.

He was pictured wearing the club's scarf on Monday, ahead of the deal's completion.

Beijing Renhe finished 15th in the Chinese Super League last year and were relegated to the China League One, the second tier.

The cash-rich Chinese leagues have captured headlines recently with a number of big-money transfer coups and the window there remains open until February 26.

The likes of Jackson Martinez, Ramires and Gervinho have been the most eye-grabbing names to join in recent weeks, while Jelavic's deal shows the money is not just in the Super League.

Jelavic poses with a West Ham shirt after joining from Hull on transfer deadline day last summer

This graphic shows the location of clubs in the Chinese Super League - one division above Renhe