Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Another Chinese transfer window shuts, to the relief of some (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2017 file photo, Manchester United's Wayne Rooney waves to fans after the English Premier League soccer match between Stoke City and Manchester United at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke on Trent, England. There was wide speculation that Rooney was being enticed with big-money offers from China but ended up staying at Old Trafford. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira, File)

For a second successive winter transfer window, the Chinese Super League has upset the established world soccer order with the spending power and ambition of its biggest clubs. It started in December as Shanghai SIPG agreed to pay $60 million to Chelsea for Brazil's Oscar in a move that prompted Antonio Conte, coach of the Premier League club, to warn about the challenge from the east. ''The Chinese market is a danger for all,'' Conte said.


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