Diego Costa offered £30 million a year by Chinese Super League club.

[iwasthere1972]

Hasn't trained for three days and has been dropped by Chelsea after row with fitness coach.

£30 million a year. Absolutely mental. He's ONLY on £4 million a year at Chelsea. No wonder he wants to go.

[GreenLake]

What goes around comes around.

[lord bunberry]

For that sort of money you can't blame him. He'll be rich beyond his wildest dreams. He's absolutely hated in this country and the reverse would be the case if he went to China.

[Saturday Boy]

With that sort of wage, he could open a chain of coffee shops ;-)

[Hamish]

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With that sort of wage, he could open a chain of coffee shops ;-)

Diego's.

[iwasthere1972]

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Diego's.

[iwasthere1972]

He would be on £2.5 million a month but would ONLY walk out with £1.4 million a month. Unless its £30 million nett.

[Saturday Boy]

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Diego's.

Good stuff, but it has a hell of a kick

[lord bunberry]

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He would be on £2.5 million a month but would ONLY walk out with £1.4 million a month. Unless its £30 million nett.

**** that then, he should tell them to bolt

[Is It On....]

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Hasn't trained for three days and has been dropped by Chelsea after row with fitness coach.

£30 million a year. Absolutely mental. He's ONLY on £4 million a year at Chelsea. No wonder he wants to go.

So he goes from £80k per week to >£80k PER DAY..that is genuinely unbelievable.

[Lago]

EPL now becoming seriously worried about player's heads being turned by Chinese money on offer. Love it.

[LustForLeith]

I'm hoping he does go as I have money on Zlatan being top goal scorer in the Premier.

[J-C]

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EPL now becoming seriously worried about player's heads being turned by Chinese money on offer. Love it.

TBH only money grabbing players will go, there's still a lot who play to win trophies and titles, go to China and never play for your country again, or play in a European cup final. These guys are loaded anyway, so a few go and get silly money, who really cares.

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I'm hoping he does go as I have money on Zlatan being top goal scorer in the Premier.

Proof, if it were needed, that greed permeates every aspect of the modern game

[northstandhibby]

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TBH only money grabbing players will go, there's still a lot who play to win trophies and titles, go to China and never play for your country again, or play in a European cup final. These guys are loaded anyway, so a few go and get silly money, who really cares.

You make a fair point. However maybe China with it's megabucks is now the go to place. The FA cup appears to have lost its appeal and the league cup or the milk cup or whatever its called lost its way many years ago, even a lot of european games have become much of the same teams playing one another. Only winning the EPL seems to be a decent chase now.

Can't really blame a lot of the top top players moving to emerging countries leagues.

Glory Glory

[TRC]

I reckon if it continues then we will see an East West champions league. Had to laugh at Wenger say the money is ruining the game though!!

[Ryan69]

its amazing how FIFA just ignore financial FairPlay rules when it comes to Chinese teams....

[Colr]

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What goes around comes around.

Doesn't come around to me.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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its amazing how FIFA just ignore financial FairPlay rules when it comes to Chinese teams....

Thats a very reasonable point.

[Mr White]

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its amazing how FIFA just ignore financial FairPlay rules when it comes to Chinese teams....

Is that not a UEFA rule?

[Saturday Boy]

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Is that not a UEFA rule?

What? China's not in Europe? Neither are we , soonish.

[Big L]

Chelsea have already picked up £60 Mill or something stupid for Oscar, they must be picking up another right wedge for Costa. Thats why they went for the Swansea striker.

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TBH only money grabbing players will go, there's still a lot who play to win trophies and titles, go to China and never play for your country again, or play in a European cup final. These guys are loaded anyway, so a few go and get silly money, who really cares.

To a degree your right, but the Chinese are determined to take the game & take it to the whole country, thats huge. We have seen Andy McNeil on his way & he is no super star so a whole range of players will be required. If & I accept its a big if the TV companies get inerested then it will be a whole new ball (pun intended) game.

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What? China's not in Europe? Neither are we , soonish.

Unless we can negotiate staying in as part of Brexit :)

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Unless we can negotiate staying in as part of Brexit :)

I dare anyone to come up with a China out of Europe. UEFA, FIFA combined word. Chewexit?

[MWHIBBIES]

He is on nearly 10 million at Chelsea, dunno where you got 4 from.

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TBH only money grabbing players will go, there's still a lot who play to win trophies and titles, go to China and never play for your country again, or play in a European cup final. These guys are loaded anyway, so a few go and get silly money, who really cares.

You make a fair point. The top Chinese teams are having to pay way over the odds to attract these players. The Chinese Government has already said it plans to clamp down on this sort of overspend.

EPL is awash in cash due to TV and spends it all on inflated wages to tempt players from going to top Euro clubs. Then complains when it gets guzumped by crazy spending by Chinese.

The only way all these things end is the same. The bubble bursts. In this case folk lose interest in the TV product, TV money evaporates, and lots of clubs go pop.

Was interested to see a report today that SPFL has highest ratio of income via gate receipts of any Euro league. The danger signals are for England, Spain, Italy and Germany.

[HibbySpurs]

That's just mental coin!..

Per month = £2.5m
Per Week = £625,000 (4wk cycle)
Per day = £125,000 (5 day week)
Per hour = £15,625 (8hr day)
Per minute = £260
Per second = £4.33

That's gash, less than the hourly minimum wage per second???????

Wouldn't get oot ma bed 😂😂😂

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That's just mental coin!..

Per month = £2.5m
Per Week = £625,000 (4wk cycle)
Per day = £125,000 (5 day week)
Per hour = £15,625 (8hr day)
Per minute = £260
Per second = £4.33

That's gash, less than the hourly minimum wage per second???????

Wouldn't get oot ma bed 😂😂😂

There are hundreds of millions still living in absolute poverty in China, operating subsistence farms out in the middle of nowhere. WTF is going on? The world is mad.

[pacoluna]

Riordan was just 5 years to early otherwise it seems he would have been a millionaire