Obafemi Martins has sent a message of support to his Shanghai Shenhua teammate Demba Ba.

The former Chelsea striker suffered a horrific leg break after slipping over in a challenge with Shanghai SIPG's Sun Xiang in Sunday’s Chinese Super League game.

Martins who replaced him after his substitution posted his photo with him during his visit on Instagram to show his support. “Get well soon my brother”


An X-ray of Ba’s broken leg shows he would be out of action for eight months.

Shanghai Shenhua are fifth on the Chinese Super League log with 28 points from 18 games and they travel to relegation threatened Shijiazhuang Ever Bright for their next game on Thursday.