China's soccer world in recent years to a few in the local football high-income foreign aid extra attention, the Korean media even to "'financial obsession', four people actually swept tens of billions of dollars from our country" as the title, set off a wave of heated discussions.
The article points out that in the past decade, with the rise of the national soccer team in Asia, our league has attracted top players from all over the world to join through generous transfer fees and salaries, which has not only raised the league's popularity, but also attracted wide attention from European clubs. Stars such as Carlos Tevez, J Ma and Hulk have all left their footprints in our game.
However, with the decline of our strength and the implementation of salary restriction policies, many players began to lose interest in their development in our country and returned to Europe. However, there are still a number of players who have chosen to stay and chase higher earnings, with four of them, Oscar, Fellaini, Merida and Okere, standing out in particular.
Oscar, who has been playing in our country for six years, ultimately chose to stay, unwilling to lower his salary, despite rumors that he was planning to return to Europe in the summer.
Fellaini, who played for Everton and Manchester United, is now a mainstay for Shandong Taishan, scoring 32 goals in 80 games so far.
Merida, a former member of Barcelona and Arsenal's youth teams, joined Tianjin Jinmen Tigers this summer and has adapted quickly to our country's playing field, picking up goals in just three appearances.
Oakley, who previously played for Aston Villa in the Premier League, joined Changchun Yatai on a three-year deal in 2021.
