The son of former QPR striker Tony Sealy, he signed for CSL's Changchun Yatai in December 2015.

Jack Sealy was not one of the big-name arrivals. Less than a decade on, though, and the movement is in the opposite direction, with the bubble bursting and players leaving. 'China looks to have the financial power to move a whole European league to China,' said Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger. 'The Chinese market is a danger for all teams in the world, not only for Chelsea,' said the Blues manager Antonio Conte at the time on seeing Oscar head east. In 2011, he announced plans for the men's national team to qualify for a World Cup and for China to eventually host the tournament.Īs the Chinese Super League began spending large sums of money, his ambition to turn the nation into a football super power started to look very real. The rise of the Super League came alongside President Xi Jinping's wish to turn the country into a footballing nation. Paris St-Germain star Ezequiel Lavezzi, Liverpool target Alex Teixeira and Colombia striker Jackson Martinez were also lured with astronomical transfer fees and bumper pay cheques. The transfer fee was about £60m, while his wages were believed to be £400,000 a week.Ĭarlos Tevez, who had won the Premier League with Manchester United and City, reportedly earned even more when he joined. Over the next three years, he was joined by other big names, signed for even bigger price tags.Ĭhelsea star Oscar arrived six months later. Hulk, a 29-year-old Brazil international at the peak of his powers, had been signed by Shanghai SIPG manager Sven-Goran Eriksson for more than £46m and would earn reported wages of £320,000 a week.Īs he strode through arrivals, a welcoming bouquet of flowers was thrust into his arms and a Shanghai SIPG scarf draped over his neck.

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