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1. Chinese Super League
Winter edition
February 28th 2017

2. INVESTMENT CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE SIDES
2
Chinese Super League sides have invested 388m€ in player signings, 12% up vs last
winter & record high ever for 2nd consecutive season (from January to December in China)
32 40
70
116
345
388
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17
WinterMio€
+12%

3. 3
388
277
153
99 87
18
WINTER WINDOW EXPENDITURE BY LEAGUE
Chinese Super League sides have invested more than any top European League this
January, even more than Premier League (40%). Winter transfer window is actually the
first of the season in China, which goes from January to December
Mio€

4. TOP 10 SIGNINGS CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE WINTER 2017
4
60,0
23,3
20,4 20,0 18,0 17,8
12,4 12,0 11,5 11,0
Oscar Ighalo Zhang Witsel Pato Zhao Wang Ideye Cui M.Zhao
Mio€
Top 10 most expensive signings ranking includes 4 Chinese players, all of them above
10m€ and including most expensive Chinese player ever (Zhang, 20,4m€)

5. TOP 10 SIGNINGS CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE + EUROPE WINTER 2017
5
Oscar’s signing by SIPG for 60mio€ is the most expensive globally in this winter window. An
hypothetical China+Europe top 10 ranking would include 5 Super League player signings
Mio€
60,0
40,0
32,0 30,0 29,0
23,3 23,0
20,4 20,0 18,0
Oscar Draxler G. Jesús Guedes Payet Ighalo Scheneiderlin Zhang Witsel Pato
China
Europe

6. 6
INVESTMENT IN SIGNINGS BY TEAM
78
72
67
37
31 30
21
14 13
10
7 5
2 1 1
Mio€

7. 7
1
4 4
3
2
4
5
4 4 4 4
3
10
5 5
5
6
4
3
3 3
2
1
3
1
Hebei Tianjin Yanbian Shangai Chongqing Jiangsu Liaoning Henan Guangzhou
R&F
Changchun Guangzhou Shandong Bejing SIPG
>50%minutes* <50%minutes*
4
6
Nº of players
11
3
8
77
1
99
8 88
4
51 out of 93 players (55%) signed last winter participated in more than
half of the minutes in the games of Chinese Super League
PARTICIPATION OF PLAYERS SIGNED IN WINTER 2015/16

8. 8
9
5
8 8 8
5 5
4 4
3 3
4
3
1
2
4
1
3 3
3 3
3
1
No Yes
70 out of 93 players signed last winter stayed at their teams for new season
2016/17, which confirms that majority of players adapted well to China conditions
CONTINUITY IN 2016/17 OF PLAYERS SIGNED IN WINTER 2015/16
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9 9
8 8 8 8
7 7
6
4 4
3
1
Nº of players

9. PARTICIPATION OF TOP 10 SIGNINGS 2015/16
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%Minutes
A.Teixeira has become the most profitable player from top 10 most expensive of last winter. Gil,
Guarín and Jin are also among the most profitable. On the opposite side, Jinhao Bi, Jackson and
Gervinho have participated in less than 50% of the minutes
91% 90%
83% 82% 79%
69%
52%
48%
22%
17%
A.Teixeira Gil Guarín Jin Elkeson Ramires B.Yilmaz Gervinho Jackson M. Jinhao Bi

10. 10
PLAYERS SALES VALUE -CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE
9
17 21 25
113
124
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17
Mio€

11. 11
PLAYER SALES VALUE BY TEAM - CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE
24
21 20
19
12 11
9
3 3
2 1 1 0
Mio€

12. 12
NET INVESTMENT -CHINESE SUPER LEAGUE
Mio€
23 23
49
91
232
264
2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17

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SUPPORTING PARTNER

14. CONTACT DETAILS
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Esteve Calzada
Group CEO
esteve.calzada@primetimesport.com
+44 7741 3763 20
+34 669 84 24 46
Bruno Batlle
General Manager
bruno.batlle@primetimesport.com
+34 672 29 61 33
Joan Ramon Minguell
Director of Corporate Finance
jr.minguell@primetimesport.com
+34 652 44 31 59
Miguel A. Hernández
Chief Marketing & Digital Officer
miguel.hernandez@primetimesport.com
+34 609 83 46 59