Villaphan04 Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Thought It deserved its own topic after the recent big money spending. Apparently another team is willing to spend 100 million euros on Turan, a guy who has not played in competitive league football for about half a year or so. Quote Arda Turan could be the next player who joins Chinese football over the last month, although he's happy at Barcelona. The agency sports.sohu claim that Beijing Guoan are ready to pay 100 million euros to the Turkish international over the course of five seasons. Arda’s international team-mate Burak Yilmaz is already at the club. Clubs in China can sign players up until February 26 and a day does not pass without clubs being linked with some of Europe’s biggest players. With regards to Arda, the news in the Far East says Beijing’s interest has now been translated to Barcelona and they are waiting to see if the Catalan club are prepared to negotiate. The news has had a great impact in Turkey, even though the majority of the media there understand it’s an operation which is unlikely to get off the ground. Arda, who waited six months to play for Barça, has already expressed his happiness at the club and his desire to complete the contract he signed last summer. http://www.sport-english.com/en/news/barca/beijing-guoan-make-ambitious-move-for-arda-turan-4883249 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 there was one about payet for £40m this morning too the media will love it, if they could make up bullshit before then this will give them even more artistic license, team you've never heard of but have been told they have unlimited funds wants a player you have heard of, wait until agents get hold of it and use it to inflate the market again fwiw china could probably get a league going if they wanted, them spending big isnt new, that argie bloke has been in the top 10 paid players in world football for about 5 years now, they're just threatening to replace the middle east and russia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Quick. Tell em about N'Zogbia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 9, 2016 Moderator Share Posted February 9, 2016 I like this. Hopefully they'll ruin everything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 9 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: I like this. Hopefully they'll ruin everything. Yup, player wage inflation about to go up another notch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 yeah i dont see the problem China paying these big fees. Is it any worse than John Stones or Raheem Sterling for 50million? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 On 2/9/2016 at 07:32, Zatman said: yeah i dont see the problem China paying these big fees. Is it any worse than John Stones or Raheem Sterling for 50million? i just dont want the best league in the world to be the chinese league in 12 years. My kids growing up supporting Shanghai Pirates or whatever their called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 1 hour ago, KSV said: i just dont want the best league in the world to be the chinese league in 12 years. My kids growing up supporting Shanghai Pirates or whatever their called. Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted February 11, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 11, 2016 So with all that money to spend why don't they buy Villa and have a team in the most popular league in the world (ok maybe not next year!) There has to be some minted Chinese consortium that can see the potential. They can use the Villa brand on a team in their own league too. I take it communism went out the window over there then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 11 hours ago, KSV said: i just dont want the best league in the world to be the chinese league in 12 years. My kids growing up supporting Shanghai Pirates or whatever their called. whats difference than your kid supporting Chelsea, Man City or Red Bull Leipzig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 5 hours ago, S-Platt said: I take it communism went out the window over there then? it went out the window with dengism in the 80s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 This could get quite interesting for International football I reckon. Last Brazil squad had a couple of players already with Chinese clubs and I'm sure more will follow in the next year or two, not elite ones like Neymar but more of the second tier players. Problem is of course Chinese league is nowhere near the standard of what's on offer in europe so the players intensity levels will drop from the poorer quality even if the bank balance goes up a fair bit so that will impact on a few national teams I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Looks like payets agent has played the Chinese money in to getting his client a bumper new deal at West Ham, linked with a move during the negotiations, got the deal he wanted Expect a lot more of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted February 12, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 12, 2016 Just clicked on "Other Football" on VT and the Chinese Football thread was right above the Football Betting thread. Seemed pretty apt - I imagine the league in China filled with footballing mercenaries is ripe for some dodgy betting syndicate action. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 2 hours ago, TheAuthority said: I imagine the league in China filled with footballing mercenaries is ripe for some dodgy betting syndicate action. Not like the Premier League (or any other for that matter) where the players are only there for the sporting achievement and Corinthian values? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Payet getting a new deal barely halfway through the same season he arrived? He played a blinder there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 The Chinese league is going to be full of mercenary type players whose primary goal is to earn as much money as possible rather than test themselves in a tough league. I can understand players at the end of their careers going there but players in their mid twenties? They are basically retiring from competitive football 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 League will be on it's arse in two years time, players will stop getting paid, and will be begging for a deal in Europe filled with regret and despair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 It's a league with no credibility and over the short term will inflate prices. Only mercenaries will go there and will soon be off after they get fed up of degrading themselves for large sums of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 It's basically a league equivalent of what anzhi makjgdasbjjvvxchala (that Russian team) did a few years ago, and that worked well, didn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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