Japan and South Korea are determined to win the Chinese Super League. The asking prices are sky-high. How many of them can really come?

Every winter break in the Chinese Super League is inevitably accompanied by various transfer rumors, and this time is no exception, and it comes even earlier than in previous years. Recently, Japanese and Korean media have successively revealed scandals about Chinese Super League teams, including many heavyweight candidates who have connections with super rich people such as Guangzhou Evergrande and Tianjin Quanjian.

For a time, a large number of powerful Japanese and Korean players such as Tomoaki Makino, Kwon Kyung-won, and Ki Sung-yong have become popular candidates in the Chinese Super League transfer market. Although they may not all land in the Chinese Super League in the end, the tycoons of the Chinese Super League are once again well-known to the outside world for their generous spending, and this may also be a trend in the introduction of Asian foreign players in the Chinese Super League in the future.

From "Korean Wave" to "Japanese Wave"

Leave aside the news that is spreading wildly in the streets and alleys, let's just talk about the scandals that have been exposed and confirmed by the media. The Korean media has provided us with no less than 10 candidates in less than a month. From Kwon Kyung-won to Koo Ja-cheol, to Ki Sung-yong, Lee Jae-sung and the unknown Song Zhuxun, Korean foreign aid has once again become a "trend" in the winter transfer market. After numerous reports in the Korean media, it seems that even South Korea's number one star Heung-min Son is on the signing list of a certain Chinese Super League tycoon. South Korean foreign aid, which has formed a "faction" in the Chinese Super League, is expected to expand again.

However, today, when the "Korean Wave" is not declining, another "Japanese Wave" is quietly emerging. According to Japanese media reports, Tomoaki Makino, Masato Morishige and Dutch-Japanese international Mike Havener have become the "prey" of the Chinese Super League team within a week. And unlike Korean players who are secretive when it comes to scandals with the Chinese Super League, Makino Tomoaki directly confessed Guangzhou Evergrande's interest in him and said it was "a great honor". Coupled with Keisuke Honda, who has been involved in constant scandals with the Chinese Super League, it is not out of thin air that Japan's four current international players have gathered in the Chinese Super League.

Due to historical reasons, Chinese Super League teams have always lacked interest in Japanese foreign players, and Japanese foreign players also look disdainful when talking about the Chinese Super League. It is rare to have such a "compatible" situation like today. Perhaps, the Chinese Super League tycoons who are tired of the Korean wave want to change their taste this time?

There are constant scandals between Japanese and Korean stars and the Chinese Super League

High-priced Korean products VS affordable Japanese products

With the birth of various sky-high transfers in the Chinese Super League, sky-high contracts have After signing the contract, the choice of Asian foreign players in the future will inevitably develop towards the trend of high value and high annual salary. Korean foreign players are undoubtedly the beneficiaries of this trend. The recently exposed players such as Kwon Kyung-won and Ki Sung-yong are all worth a lot of money, and their worth is not much higher than that of first-line players in Europe and South America.

Among them, Kwon Kyung-won, who plays football in West Asia and is not a first-line player in South Korea, has been worth more than 10 million U.S. dollars under the operation of Tianjin Quanjian, making Kwon Kyung-won the most valuable player in the history of Korean football. Second only to Son Heung-min. This can be seen as another example of irrational operations in the Chinese Super League transfer market.

Ki Sung-yong, the captain of South Korea, is another example. He is rumored to be pursued by the four major tycoons in the Chinese Super League. His annual salary alone is as high as more than 16 million euros, equivalent to about 116 million yuan. If he really signs this contract, Ki Sung-yong will become the first Asian player to be on par with world-class stars such as Neymar and Suarez in terms of income. Judging from Ji Chengyong's strength and reputation, this is obviously not a reasonable price. Today, when the Chinese Super League transfer market has gone completely crazy, Ji Chengyong is obviously eyeing the "dividends".

In comparison, the price of Japanese players is much lower and seems to be more in line with "market rules." Take the current Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda as an example. Considering his current situation in Serie A, the transfer fee will not exceed RMB 30 million. There are even media reports that he can join a certain team in the Chinese Super League on a free transfer. There is also Hafner, who has been involved in constant scandals with Shenhua. Since his club in The Hague is facing an economic crisis, Shenhua can definitely "take advantage".

As for Tomoaki Makino and Masato Morishige, although the Japanese media did not reveal their worth, considering that the cost of the Chinese Super League to introduce star players such as Renardinho from the J-League was not high, these two A person's worth can be controlled at a relatively low level. Of course, the reputation of the Chinese Super League’s “tycoons” has spread all over the world, and the Japanese are likely to follow the Koreans and ask for sky-high prices in negotiations; but compared to Korean players who have already skyrocketed across the board, Japanese players may make the Chinese Super League’s tycoons feel “rich” for the last time. “affordable” feeling.

Korean media once said that Ki Sung-yong has accepted the offer from the Chinese Super League

Who can land in the Chinese Super League?

The recent intensity of scandals between Japanese and Korean players and the Chinese Super League has given rise to a trend of "squandering money to attract attention". But except for Kwon Kyung-won, who has been confirmed by Kwon Jian, and Lee Jae-sung, Kim Shin-wook and Honda Keisuke, who have made it clear that they will not come to the Chinese Super League, others seem to be still waiting and watching.

Ki Chengyong is the most popular Asian and foreign player in the recent Chinese Super League transfer market. As mentioned before, although his annual salary is as high as 16 million euros, there are actually Chinese Super League teams willing to have a good chat with him at this price. In line with the principle of eating big players, some Korean media believed that Ki Sung-yong had accepted the offer from the Chinese Super League team, but it was immediately rejected by Ki Sung-yong's agency. The current news is that Ji Chengyong's negotiations finally failed because his asking price was too high and exceeded people's tolerance limit. Another South Korean star Koo Ja-cheol's talks with the Chinese Super League collapsed for almost the same reason. If this is the case, it means that the rich people of the Chinese Super League are not "people who are stupid and have too much money" to some extent.

South Korean defender Song Zhuxun is another person who plays fiercely with the Chinese Super League, and his rumored next home is Guangzhou Evergrande, which makes him gain more attention. Although its own strength is not South Korea's first line, it is said that Evergrande values ??Song Zhuxun's potential. However, it is like a joke for a Chinese Super League team to buy "potential" foreign players, especially for a giant like Evergrande that is always facing huge performance pressure. Therefore, after the scandals between Asia's top central defenders such as Makino Tomoaki and Morishige Masato and Evergrande surfaced, no one talked about Song Zhuxun's name.

We don’t know the probability of Tomoaki Makino and Masato Morishige landing at Evergrande, but if this is the direction of Evergrande’s future signings, then it is certain that Evergrande will At least a replacement of the same level will be found, and this person is bound to be a well-known name in Asia. As for the scandal between Hafner and Shenhua, considering that Shenhua is chasing Tevez, maybe Hafner is at best a spare tire among spare tires.