Chinese teams worth more than AC MILAN, AMadrid!

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CHINESE FOOTBALL TEAM OVERTAKE AC MILAN AND ATLETICO MADRID WITH $800M EVALUATION

A Beijing-based property developer, Sinobo Land Co. has bought 64% of Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan meaning the club's value has now soared to in excess of $800 million, overtaking the values of European giants such as AC Milan and Atletico Madrid. The club, which is amongst the most popular teams in the league having averaged 40,000 fans for their home games at the Beijing Workers’ Stadium, will also now be changing its name to Beijing Sinobo Guoan.

Despite its enormous surge in value, Beijing Guoan is still not the most valuable club in China, with Evergrande Taobao valued at $2.9 billion, emphasizing the enormous level of investment the Chinese game is experiencing as it pursues its dream of becoming one of football's powerhouses. With the news also breaking recently that Chinese Super League clubs can only registered up to three foreign players, authorities will be hoping investments such as Sinobo's will see a rise in home grown talent.

If this investment is used to grow better training facilites and coaches it may have a hugely advantageous effect on China's desire to produce their own superstars for the national team, something that has failed to happen so far. As of yet, however, there are no indicators that this will be the case and it will be interesting to see in the coming years, as the money in Chinese football shows no signs of slowing down, if it can compete with the power and history the European leagues has in terms of quality and being able to keep attracting high profile players, or whether we will see an enhanced focus on a more sustainable model for the Chinese game.

 
All you have to do is look at the type of player they are bringing in. Overrated, over the hill mercenaries who have some talent.



 
Real Deal - 27/1/2017 18:03

All you have to do is look at the type of player they are bringing in. Overrated, over the hill mercenaries who have some talent.
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They won't fail, they have a 25-40 year plan and they have the funding and investment to make it happen, and most of all, it is a political imperative..

European / global stars are just a way to get people turning up at the games, already the average match attendance is higher than that of the PL's..



CHINESE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION TIGHTEN OVERSEAS REGULATIONS AND TURN ATTENTIONS TO GRASSROOTS GAME

With European stars repeatedly choosing to switch to the ever enticing pay packets on offer in China, the CFA have finally intervened and put in place regulations to try and achieve a more sustainable model for the league. The introduction of a rule limiting the number of overseas players allowed to represent Chinese clubs to only three will also mean that clubs are now obliged to have at least two Chinese players under the age of 23 and at least one starting each domestic match.

With the much publicized Chinese investment in the European game, this news could be considered a positive for the continent's elite clubs with the move designed to limit the perceived 'irrational' spending that has threatened to further inflate the global transfer market. As the new regulations take shape, Chinese clubs interest in European assets should decrease and a comparative stability may return to the market.

Chinese football is also set for a significant funding boost after the CFA confirmed it would be increasing their 2016 grassroots budget by almost double. The CFA has revealed plans to spend £78,750,000 on improving the state of football across the country, and to continue the work of building the foundations for the Chinese game to improve as a whole. This sort of investment will go some way to achieving the targets set by President Xi Jinping, to compete in a World Cup and eventually win the tournament one day. Chinese football certainly seems to be heading in the right direction and this renewed sense of stability is both refreshing and reassuring.
 
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