China set to shatter football talent transfer records

[WorldNews]

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Analysts are piling up the superlatives as China prepares to splash out astronomical sums for footballing talent during the winter transfer window in deals that analysts say involve more money than sense. Last year Chinese teams broke the Asian transfer record four times in an acquisition spree that outstripped even the mega-rich English Premier League. "Money in every area of the game is going through the roof," said David Hornby, of the Shanghai-based Mailman Group.

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