The deal smashes the previous £21m record Jiangsu Suning
paid Chelsea for midfielder Ramires, a benchmark that did
not even last a full week as the Chinese Super League’s
immense recruitment drive continues.
Clubs in the top two tiers of Chinese football spent more
than €200m collectively during January, with Martinez and
Ramires also joined by the likes of Gervinho and Fredy
Guarin in moving to the increasingly star-studded league.
杰克逊•马丁内斯 @JacksonMartinez 正式加盟广州队
。 #马到成功 #广州 #恒大 pic.twitter.com/
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— GZ Evergrande FC (@GZEvergrandeFC) February
3, 2016
Martinez moves to China on a four-year deal after
successfully completing a medical and agreeing terms late
on Tuesday and flies directly to Dubai to link up with his new
team-mates on their winter training camp.
The Colombia international will now be managed by Luiz
Felipe Scolari and will link up with fellow South Americans
such as Paulinho and Ricardo Goulart.
The 27-year-old only joined Atletico in the summer,
struggling to make an impact at the club following his €35m
move from Porto amid rumours of a falling out with fiery
coach Diego Simeone.
Incredibly, that means Atleti have actually made a €7m
profit (£5.3m) on a player that scored just two goals in 15
uninspiring La Liga appearances, as well as netting a
solitary goal in the Champions League.
Infamous super-agent Jorge Mendes, most closely
associated with Cristiano Ronaldo, helped broker a deal that
sees Martinez become the most expensive transfer of 2016
so far, and the biggest signing in Chinese football history.
Although Martinez struggled at Atletico, he had an
impeccable record at former club Porto; the Colombian
bagged at least 20 league goals in each of his three
campaigns in Portugal, racking up 92 goals in 132
appearances in all competitions.
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