Modest, Teixeira and others: Top 10 most expensive transfers in China

13 July 2017, 16:20 | Football 
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The last eighteen months in the Chinese Super League are spinning huge money. Many clubs allow themselves not only expensive transfers, but also to pay players a fabulous salary.

Below Football. Ua suggests recalling the top ten most expensive transfers in the history of China.

10. In January 2017, Alejandra Pato moved from Villarreal to Tianjin Quanjian for 18 million euros. Ex-player Milan and Chelsea played 18 matches, scored 8 goals and issued 2 assists in the Chinese Super League.

In January 2016, Elkeson moved from Guangzhou Evergrene to Shanghai SIPG for 18.5 million euros. The Brazilian played 54 games for SIGG. On his account 27 goals and 18 assists.

In January 2017, Axel Witsel joined Tianjin Quanjian for EUR 20,000,000 from Zenith. His new club in 2016 became the champion of the second division of China under the guidance of Fabio Cannavaro. Witsel played six games in the league for six months and scored 4 goals with one assist.

On the closing day of the transfer window in England, Nigerian striker Odion Igalo moved to China. The club from Changchun Yatai paid for Watford player 23.3 million euros. Since joining Changchun Yatai, the striker has played 14 matches, scored 4 goals and gave 3 assists.

In January 2016, the Brazilian midfielder and Chelsea Ramirez moved to Jiangsu Suning for 28 million euros. Midfielder is a very important player in the club, he has already scored 56 matches. In his debut match against Shandong Luneng, he scored, and the team won 3: 0.

Anthony Modest - the most recent example of a transfer to China. Tianjin Quanjian acquired a striker from Cologne for 35.7 million euros. The player himself will receive 10 million euros per year.

In the winter of 2016, Jackson Martinez joined the current champions of the Chinese Super League Guangzhou Evergren. Martinez moved from Atlantico for 42 million euros.

In China, his scorers do not live up to the times of Porto. For 1.5 years on his account, only 16 matches in which he scored 4 goals.

In May 2016, Alex Teixeira moved from Donetsk to Jiangsu Suning for an incredible 55 million euros. After his departure from the ULL, Alex has already played 63 games, scoring 27 goals and giving 20 assists.

In the summer of 2016, the Hulk moved from Zenith to Shanghai SIPG for 55.8 million euros. At the moment, on his account 29 matches, 19 goals scored and 13 given assists.

The most expensive expensive transfer to the Chinese Super League is the Brazilian attacking midfielder Oscar. Chelsea received for the player from Shanghai SIPG 60 million euros. With the signing of the contract, Oscar managed to hold 21 matches for the SIPG, in which he scored 10 assists, scored four times himself, and also received an eight-match suspension for provocating an opponent.

Источник: football.ua