Super League China will not disappear as heavy investments attract players East

The Super League China has really made a global sporting introduction, as the president of China, Xi Jinping, is pushing to transform China into a footballing power. This follows the transfer window in January-February, which saw China overtake the Superliga $ 275 million disbursement English Premier League in January, according to figures compiled by Transfermarkt. The CSL also outdone the next four big European championships together - the Italian Serie A, the German Bundesliga, Primera Division Spain and France Ligue 1. The CSL broke the national record of China no less than four times in a month, culminating in Jiangsu Suning $ 54 million purchase of Alex Teixeira. This rate Guangzhou Evergrande beat Atletico Madrid for the Colombian striker Jackson Martinez of $ 45.6m.

More than half of the total spending of $ 365m CSL focused on only six players, three of whom are from Brazil, all are foreigners, and most came from Europe. CSL had averaged 163 transfers the list price at $ 2.2m, with a higher average than the price of the Premier League average rate of $ 1.58.

increased Chinese investment in football is linked to the desire of China to show their economic power and military power greedy. Chinese business tycoons have openly acknowledged that even football investments also have political calculations. Take the purchase of 20% of Atletico Madrid Wanda Group. Wanda Group, owned by Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin, took a 20% stake in the Spanish side Atletico Madrid, after being approached several times by the Chinese government to invest in football. China investment firm backed by the state of China Media Capital is part of a consortium that bought a stake of $ 400m in the Premier League giants Manchester City. The Chinese dragon is moving west and is deeply stained what is of value.

Given the envelope population of China, 5m fans who regularly attend is a small number, but the CSL is drowning in paper money for a small league of this kind. You may not have the market value of the League or the English Premier League, but in the first sanctioned crowds of Chinese economic diversification, to lighten the load of a stock market and real estate market weighed down slightly bubbly. This is thanks to President Xi Jinping ambitions to create a domestic economy sport worth $ 850bn in 2025. This includes a victory in the World Cup and hosting golf tournament. China will not be overcome by early Qatar or friend northern Russia. Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson believes China could compete honestly World Cup ... In 10 or 15 years, provided they have invested in youth football league, in order to promote internal talent.

Robinho, Tim Cahill, Paulinho, Demba Ba and more are now all in China. Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka went to China; Wayne Rooney is a target, such as Yaya Toure and John Terry. The CSL is attracting many recognizable managers including Alberto Zaccheroni, Sven Goran Eriksson, Scolari, Mano Menezes and Dragan Stojkovic, and only lags behind the Bundesliga and the English Premier League in view of assistance in 2018, becoming the third most watched football league in the world. Who'da thunk!?

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