Jiangsu - Tianjin Teda -> Tianjin +0.25 @1.90
1-1 FT, half won, better than half half lost
A bit annoying, since the equalizer from Jiangsu was an own goal, but well. To my surprise there is actually a second leg for this one, so I had some wrong information here; chinese sports never fails to surprise.
I am always confused if those ex world players like Iniesta are going to Japan to improve financially or was that now China?
Iniesta plays in Kobe/Japan.
99% of players go there to have a last big contract and this is often the biggest contract they ever got in their whole career
Money is no problem in China - and as it seems in Japan not as well, since Iniesta is said to earn 30mln p.a. there - and thus even average players for european standards can earn tons of money there. I remember when Sandro Wagner (no top player by no means) went to Tianjin from Bayern Munich and basically tripling or even quadrupling his salary. And he was very honest with it and said it was a financially driven decision.
I guess no player goes there for the challenge, at least not for the football-ish one. But there are maybe some who like the challenge of living in a very different country, getting to know another culture, other people and a completely new lifestyle. And they are getting well paid for this adventure
Here is a little article and overview about what the very top players earn in China. Please notice that this is weekly salary
Source: https://financefootball.com/2020/05/03/top-highest-paid-football-players-in-china-2020/And on top of that they get VIP treatment as well. Like cars, houses/flats.....