Top 10 craziest transfers to China
10. Yakubu Aiyegbeni – A former Blackburn Rovers striker who has moved to Ghuangzhou R&F and is currently earning € 6 million a year.
9. Lucas Barrios – He moved to Ghaungzhou Evergrande in 2012 for € 8.5 million. His salary is also in the region of € 6 million.
8. Wagner Love – The Brazilian striker completed a transfer from CSKA Moscow to Shandong Luneng. How much does he earn? € 13.7 million a year!
7. Dario Conca – An almost unknown Argentinean player who moved from Fluminense to Guangzhou Evergrande in 2015b signing a € 10.6 million deal.
6. Gyan Asamoah – The former Ghana International is on a € 16.7 million deal at Shangahai SIPG, where he will play alongside Hulk. Gyan moved to the club back in 2015.
5. Fredy Guarin – The Colombian midfielder moved from Inter to Shanghai Shenhua for € 18 million. The former Inter man earns € 8 million a year.
4. Ezequiel Lavezzi - He moved to China for only € 6 million last January as his contract with PSG was expiring in June 2016. The Argentinean snubbed a move to Inter and Juventus six months ago signing with Hebei China Fortune.
3. Ramires – A Jiangsu Suning player since last January, when he completed a € 28 million move from Chelsea. His salary is around € 13 million a year.
2. Alex Teixeira – The former Shakhtar Donetsk star was chased by the best European clubs and Liverpool were thought to be the closest side to sign him last January. Trouble is, the Brazilian ace snubbed a move to the Premier League, opting to sign a € 12 million deal with Jiangsu Suning instead. The Chinese club paid € 50 million to seal his transfer.
1. Jackson Martinez – The Colombian striker moved to Guangzhou Evergrande for € 42 million last January and is earning € 12.5 million at his new club where he moved after a disappointing six-month spell at Atletico Madrid.
