Jackson Martinez

[Cule4life]

I mean if they overpay by that much for Martinez, indeed perhaps Douglas could be exported too! Shame the window has closed

Chinese transfer market is open till 26th feb

Douglas will only play for CL club...

He can play in Asian champions league

 

[pacp_96]

He can play in Asian champions league

Then school us in the CWC

 

[Cule4life]

Then school us in the CWC

We can loan him then and insert a clause he cant play against us

 

[Jamie Cal]

It wasn't a bad signing for Atleti when it was made, he seemed like a good fit on paper, but yeah, colossal flop. Hard to believe he was so bad.

 

[Luftstalag14]

People in general have not yet come to terms with China's fledgling superpower status. If the Chinese CP manages to keep things going (China's enemies will do everything possible to derail that) even at a decelerated rate, then China would (at least economically) soon dwarf even the USA. European states will be mosquitoes in comparison.

As for the money available to the Chinese economy, simply forget the rubbish you read in the mainstream press. China's economy generates much more savings each year than even the US's, and by some considerable margin at that.

I can tell you that is too rosy of a picture that you are painting. TONS of problems in the Chinese economy and China at large. I will even say this, we have MORE dire problems than any country in the world right now.

I see bubbles, huge bubbles.

 

[Luftstalag14]

The way I see it, the worst part about this is the Chinese clubs doing their share to prop up the already sky-high transfer fees, so in the end it will be bad for us and everybody.

Also, the Chinese clubs are paying HUGE, I mean HUGE salaries to these foreign players (in millions, on par with some of the wages paid by some top European clubs) so the less-than-ambitious and less-than-impressive ones are flocking over here in droves to get the HUGE paycheck. It is bad because that means these foreign players will be taking the place that should have been given to local players. In the end Chinese football suffers.

 

[El Flaco]

It wasn't a bad signing for Atleti when it was made, he seemed like a good fit on paper, but yeah, colossal flop. Hard to believe he was so bad.

I never understood the massive hype on Jackson.

He was just an average player...

 

[StarLord]

I can tell you that is too rosy of a picture that you are painting. TONS of problems in the Chinese economy and China at large. I will even say this, we have MORE dire problems than any country in the world right now.

I see bubbles, huge bubbles.

You trust the western MSM then?

They have predicted 152 of the last 0 Chinese collapses in the past 35 years or so.

 

[Acer]

Football is becoming a shit, is all about money now

 

[Barcaman]

And guys who represented something different for us (Xavi and Guardiola) have succumbed too.

 

[El Flaco]

Jackson Martinez's move to China makes him the 5th highest paid player in the world

 

[El Flaco]

Here's the top 10 best paying footballers in the world, according to the newspaper:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo - 21M€/year
2. Lionel Messi - 20M€
3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 16M€
4. Thomas Muller - 13,5M€
5. Jackson Martínez - 12,5M€
6. Thiago Silva - 12M€
7. Wayne Ronney - 11,5M€
8. Gareth Bale - 11M€
9. Ángel Di Maria - 11M€
10. Edinson Cavani - 10M€

 

[Acer]

And guys who represented something different for us (Xavi and Guardiola) have succumbed too.

is different the carrer of xavi is finished and Guardiola will go to coach in the Premier League, with the aim of bringing City at the top in europe. Who go in China, go only for money.

 

[Barcaman]

What about Puyol then who also had offers from everywhere but decided to retire instead? I guess Xavi needs to eat.
Yeah, there is challenge in getting City to top of Europe but there are plenty of other challenges instead of the richest and most plastic out there.

 

[DonAK]

Puyol said he wanted to keep playing, but couldn't due to his knee. Said he could barely walk the stairs in his house.