Chinese clubs splash out
Chinese clubs have had their biggest spending winter. They are responsible for three of the four biggest deals in the January window. They spent more money per player than any other country in the...
View ArticleHow sustainable is Chinese football?
The money being poured into Chinese football is one of the biggest stories of the last few months. It has changed the global financial balance of the game. Chinese Super League clubs spent $280m in...
View ArticleOscar sale could suggest weakness rather than strength
The sale of Oscar to Shanghai SIPG represents good business for Chelsea given what seems to be an inflated price, but it has led to fears that it could result in a more general exodus of Premier League...
View ArticleHas Chinese spending got out of hand?
Soocer economics guru Stefan Szymanski thinks that, among the Asian nations, China is most likely to produce a globally competitive soccer league in the next decade. That is because it is following...
View ArticleChina cracks down on foreign players
China has cut the number of foreign players allowed to play in each football match from four to three per team, although five will be allowed in the match day squad (one has to be Asian). There will...
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United top money league
The latest edition of the Deloitte Money League has appeared. Aggregate revenue for the top 20 Money League clubs rose 12% to €7.4 billion (£5.5 billion) in 2015/16, a new record, with three clubs...
View ArticleChinese offer not big enough for Saints
The Chinese wave in English football has broken on the shores of the Solent, but Southampton FC consider that the offer they have been made is not big enough. They are also annoyed that news of the...
View ArticleBeijing club worth more than European giants
The top Beijing team, Beijing Guoan, has been sold to a local property developer at a $800m valuation, suggesting that it is worth more than European giants such as AC Milan and Atlético Madrid.Sinobo...
View ArticleGlobal transfers hit record
According to Fifa's Transfer Matching System (TMS), the total spend on transfer fees worldwide was $4.8bn in 2016, a 14.3 per cent increase compared with the previous year and well above inflation....
View ArticleHow big is the Chinese Super League?
Watford's Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo was the last player to move to the Chinese Super League in the transfer window. He went to Changchun Yatai in the north of China for £20m. Full details of the...
View ArticlePremiership clubs make profit in transfer window
Premier League clubs made a net profit of £4m in the transfer window compared with a loss of £109m last year, according to figures from the Premier League. This January's transfer window saw the...
View ArticleTop Chinese club phase out foreign players
China's top football team has pledged to phase out foreign players after the government called on clubs to stop 'burning money' on 'irrational' international transfers, amid a wider crackdown on...
View ArticleCity to expand global reach
Manchester City's owners are assessing a number of locations as they consider expanding their network of clubs. The City Football Group already owns New York City and Melbourne City and has a share...
View ArticleCSL clubs in financial trouble
Chinese Super League clubs are in financial disarray after splashing out on transfer fees for foreign players and their wages. Gate money and merchandise generate little revenue compared to the...
View ArticleHas the 'bubble burst' for Chinese owners?
I am always suspicious of articles which claim that the bubble has burst or is about to burst in relation to the Premier League. If I was given a pound for each time I had read such a story, I could...
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