China’s Guangzhou Evergrande signs Jackson Martinez in record $45.8M deal
China’s effort to become a football powerhouse has reached a new level. On Wednesday, the premiere Chinese football club Guangzhou Evergrande paid $45.8 million to sign Atletico Madrid striker Jackson Martinez — a record transfer price for the burgeoning Chinese Super League. Martinez, a 29-year-old Colombian, was signed to a four-year contract and will begin […]