CSL is the World's Highest-spending League in 2017!
The Republic's top teams spent even more this year than last, with Oscar and Carlos Tevez among the most high-profile new arrivals Chinese Super League clubs are the biggest spenders of 2017 so far, having splashed a staggering £333.54 million (€392.4m) on players during the winter transfer window. The Premier League's finest had topped the standings at the end of deadline day in England, on January 31, with £222.32m (€261.55m) having been spent on new talent. However, the CSL window remained open until Tuesday, February 28, allowing China's top teams to surge clear thanks to a succession of high-profile deals. The CSL announced itself as football's newest financial superpower 12 months ago with a stunning outlay of £292.94m (€344.64m), with the likes of Ramires, Jackson Martinez and Alex Teixeira leaving Europe for the Far East as China's transfer record was broken three times in the space of a month. It was anticipated that less money would be spen...