Thursday, June 30, 2016

Shanghai SIPG announces Hulk transfer from Zenit (The Associated Press)

Brazilian soccer player Hulk gives a thumbs-up as he arrives to fans waiting at the airport in Shanghai Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Forward Hulk is expected to join Shanghai SIPG in a deal local media is predicting could be a record for the Chinese Super League. (Color China Photo via AP) CHINA OUT

Shanghai SIPG signed Hulk from Zenit St. Petersburg on Thursday, making the Brazilian forward the first high-profile signing in what is expected to be a mega-spending transfer window in the Chinese Super League. SIPG did not disclose 29-year-old Hulk's transfer fee, but the $60 million fee reported by Russian media would set a new Asian transfer record, topping the $56 million Jiangsu Suning paid this year for Brazilian Alex Teixeira. Guangzhou Evergrande paid $47 million for Colombia's Jackson Martinez.


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