Do you know which team in the Chinese Super League has earned the most transfer fees from foreign clubs? Now, Oscar, who spent a record-breaking 60 million euros on transfer fees in the history of the Chinese Super League, has officially left the team without leaving any transfer fees, which also shows the weak position of the Chinese Super League in the world football transfer market to some extent. However, looking back at the history of the Chinese Super League, there are still some commendable transfer cases worth mentioning, and this cannot be mentioned without Guangzhou Team. Guangzhou Team's transfer fees for any recruitment have never been among the top three in the Chinese Super League, but it is undoubtedly the first in the history of the Chinese Super League in terms of making money by selling players.
In so many years of professionalization of Chinese football, only 10 transfers have earned more than 4 million euros in transfer fees, but Guangzhou Team's three foreign players have earned 53.9 million euros, far exceeding any other team in the Chinese Super League, and no one has been able to surpass them to this day. This also proves once again from one side that Guangzhou Team was indeed the most influential club in Chinese football in the international football circle at that time.
The first is Paulinho. At that time, Guangzhou Team spent 14 million euros to buy the Brazilian midfielder Paulinho, who was not satisfied with Tottenham Hotspur, but he quickly proved himself in the Chinese Super League and helped Guangzhou Team win the AFC Champions League. In 2017, he was directly bought out by Barcelona for 40 million euros, which is also the highest transfer fee ever earned in the history of the Chinese Super League. It's a pity that later Guangzhou Team spent another 42 million euros to buy him back from Barcelona. If it weren't for this operation later, it would be even more memorable.
The second is Talisca. At that time, Cannavaro was very optimistic about Talisca, and he quickly won the hearts of the fans, once known as Guangzhou Tower. However, his injuries and form later affected his performance. Under the background of salary restrictions and financial problems in the Chinese Super League, Guangzhou Team still sold him at a high price to Al-Nassr, and the transfer fee at that time also reached 8 million euros, recovering some losses.
The third is Muriqui earlier. At that time, Guangzhou Team brought Muriqui back from Brazil for 2.4 million euros, and he helped Guangzhou Team win their first AFC Champions League title, with his value skyrocketing. In 2014, he was bought out by Qatari giants Al Sadd for 5.9 million euros. In those days, it was really not easy to sell at such a high price. Guangzhou Team is still struggling to qualify, but we have to admit that this team has also supported one of the few records and histories that Chinese football can be proud of.