Gervinho is off to Hebei Fortune.
Ramires is going to Jiangsu Suning in a $36 million deal.
China has apparently made winning a World Cup in the next 25 years a priority and strengthening its national league is seen as a key cog to that goal.
http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/201...ckson-martinez-alex-teixeira-gervinho-ramires
it appears the tv rights for the CSL went from $9 million a year in 2015 to $250 million year for 2016 which is fuelling the current outlay.
Also CSL teams are owned by companies who can splash a lot of cash like Gangzhou Evergrande have done recently.
If Don Garber's goal of becoming a top 5 league one day is to come to fruition, it really needs to get a much larger TV deal in a country that has far less interest in the sport than China does.
I'm just not convinced about the money, their economy is up and down all the time I don't see how the heck they spill out so much cash in a matter of months.
I'll try and keep up with some blogs and Twitter feeds I have for that league and see how it goes
A lot of it comes from the will of the Chinese government also. Something the USA won't enjoy
These should be players coming to the MLS
Yes, the Chinese government is involved.This I did not know, interesting then that the government wants this then
A whole lot of Twitter talk from the pro/rel guys and how they claim that because there is no pro/rel in the U.S. that China has already surpassed MLS because of all this cash splash
But if government $$$ is being used the there is no way MLS competes.
Realistically maybe a few clubs in MLS can be throwing out that much money around like Chinese clubs have been doing
intense money...well see how this bubble bursts ( if it does). ill try to follow the league see if any of the new signings actually stay there all season.Yes, the Chinese government is involved.
They've stated openly they want sports income to total 800 BILLION dollars by 2025 and want it to be 1% of their GDP.
That's why their TV deal went from $8 million 2 years ago, to 15 million a year ago, to $300 million this year. It's a state-owned network.
People need to remember, the Chinese government are still true-bluered Communists.
These should be players coming to the MLS
Yes, the Chinese government is involved.
They've stated openly they want sports income to total 800 BILLION dollars by 2025 and want it to be 1% of their GDP.
That's why their TV deal went from $8 million 2 years ago, to 15 million a year ago, to $300 million this year. It's a state-owned network.
People need to remember, the Chinese government are still true-bluered Communists.
This I did not know, interesting then that the government wants this then
A whole lot of Twitter talk from the pro/rel guys and how they claim that because there is no pro/rel in the U.S. that China has already surpassed MLS because of all this cash splash
But if government $$$ is being used the there is no way MLS competes.
Realistically maybe a few clubs in MLS can be throwing out that much money around like Chinese clubs have been doing
Yes, the Chinese government is involved.
They've stated openly they want sports income to total 800 BILLION dollars by 2025 and want it to be 1% of their GDP.
That's why their TV deal went from $8 million 2 years ago, to 15 million a year ago, to $300 million this year. It's a state-owned network.
People need to remember, the Chinese government are still true-bluered Communists.
Not sure what pro/rel has got to do with this. Even if the CSL was a closed league or if MLS had pro/rel it wouldn't make any difference.
Like you said if the chinese govt are throwing money around, MLS and indeed euro leagues will find it hard to compete.