African football skills are sought after in the hugely popular Chinese Super League – and China gains soft power in Africa in the process.
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Chinese football has been through many ups and downs over the past three decades. Is a return to a top-down government approach the right answer?
One major Chinese football club has already collapsed. With Evergrande’s current financial crisis, the country’s most successful – and biggest-spending – club could be next.
Rumours that West Ham’s Marko Arnautovic is heading to China in a multi-million pound deal are a classic symptom of the transfer window.
