Mooted $75 Million Oscar Trade Sets Up Record China Soccer Spend
- Chinese teams set to continue soccer spending spree in window
- Spending comes amid warning from Communist Party newspaper
Brazilian soccer midfielder Oscar
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China’s seemingly unstoppable assault on soccer’s $5 billion player trading market looks set to reach new heights as the January transfer window is about to open.
Media reports in the U.K. suggest Brazilian midfielder Oscar, a reserve at English Premier League table topper Chelsea, is on the brink of becoming China’s most expensive player with a 60 million pounds ($75 million) transfer to Shanghai SIPG. That record might be smashed again by the time the trading period in China closes on Feb 28. Another Brazilian, Hulk, is currently the most expensive player, having arrived in this summer for $61 million.