TNC Asia (@THC _Asia) reporting Shandong are signing Pelle and that he will earn 40 million euros for the next two and a half years.

http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/man-city-midfielder-yaya-toure-offered-amazing-500-000-a-week-tax-free-chinese-deal-4137424#qP8Xk8XPCqjL4Uko.99

Signed Pappis Cisse of Newcastle instead. 🤓

Pretty much this.

Football is probably more business than sport.

Graziano Pelle is said to be leaving Southampton and signing with Shandong.

Evergrande in for Luongo with 1.5m pound bid according to Wild East Football.

What happened to the free market mate, lol?

Another thing you don't agree with should be regulated? I am shocked.

That would be great except the decision makers would most certainly have an interest in seeing big name players come to Asia. Easiest way to do this is let the Chinese splash cash.

If you put fair play rules in place it means you might see some big investors exit the race.

It's shitty but theres not much that can be done

Yep, this is arguably the best thing to ever happen to the AFC, as if they would get rid of it.

when it begins to harm the AFC im sure they will - but for now all it is doing is leeching out the west

CSL working on the IPL business model.

18 m for Klose ? staggering

The AFC needs to introduce financial fair play rules

Football Channel Asia reporting that Miroslav Klose has been offered a wage of 18m euros per season by an unnamed club. Also reporting that Beijing Guon are signing Anthony Modeste of Cologne, beating off interest from West Ham to do so.