How will the Chinses club benefit if Brazil wins the next WC? This doesn't make sense at all! Also, The owners of the Chinese club are Evergrande Group and Alibaba Group. Like I said, they make smart investments, they don't just throw money without any purpose. Most of those investors don't care about football but they heavily invested in football clubs to get some favorable governmental contract from the government. The Chinses government is encouraging the private sector to invest in sport and football to bid for the WC.
[Globo Esporte] Paulinho won't play tomorrow's game as he is expected to travel to Catalunya. Physical exams scheduled for monday.
http://globoesporte.globo.com/futeb...gzhou-para-viajar-e-assinar-com-o-barca.ghtml
That's the most reliable Brazilian source reporting this, we're doomed.
He's released from his team's squad for their game tomorrow.
By having a high profile player in their team. Which is what those teams have been trying to do for years and spending big to do it.
If it was all about money these folk woudnt have been getting involved and paying these insane wages and fees in the first place.
If investing in football help gets govt contracts does weakening your team to line own pocket decreases that going forward as well.
How is this going to weaken their team? They bought a player for 15m, now sold him for 40m, They can buy a better player in Jan with that extra money. They are comfortably winning the league and favorite to win the Asian Champion league too without Paulinho. They still have that extra foreign player they can play. Do more research before posting!
In 4-5 years we'll have to change half the team with the usual 100-120 million transfer budget. No one is going to be good enough for us and we won't sell them either since they are old or shit.
Fascinating times ahead.