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West Ham striker Jelavic moves to China

Hull City's Nikica Jelavic celebrates after scoring the opening goal during their English Premier League soccer match against Aston Villa at the KC Stadium in Hull
Nikica Jelavic celebrates after scoring the opening goal during their English Premier League soccer match against Aston Villa at the KC Stadium in Hull, northern England February 10, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Yates (Reuters)

(Reuters) - West Ham United striker Nikica Jelavic has joined Chinese second division side Beijing Renhe, the Premier League club's chairman David Gold tweeted. West Ham manager Slaven Bilic signed the 30-year-old from Championship (second-tier) side Hull City on Sept. 1 and Jelavic has scored once in 13 league appearances under his fellow Croatian this season. The forward joins the likes of ex-Chelsea midfielder Ramires, Atletico Madrid striker Jackson Martinez and Shakhtar Donetsk's Alex Teixeira, who all made the switch to China over the past few weeks. "Nikica Jelavic has completed his move to Chinese second division team Beijing Renhe. Good luck. Nikica," Gold said in a tweet on Tuesday. (Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)