Buenos Aires woos China players
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ARGENTINA’S capital Buenos Aires will offer city subsidies to football clubs that recruit Chinese players, Mayor Mauricio Macri said on Thursday.
“We know that football can do a lot to build bridges between societies. That’s why we’re launching this initiative, with the idea of continuing to create exchange opportunities with a country as important as China,” Macri said.
The comments from Macri — who has announced his intention to run for Argentina’s presidency in 2015 — came after a meeting with the presidents of the city’s main clubs Boca Juniors, River Plate, San Lorenzo and Velez Sarsfield.
Macri, a former Boca president, did not offer specifics about the subsidy amount. “We can only imagine the impact for any Argentine club that acquiring name recognition and having fans in a country of 1.3 billion people would have.”
So far, no Chinese player has played for a division one team in Argentina.
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