CSL clubs target more Serie A stars, claim reports
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TIANJIN Quanjian coach Fabio Cannavaro could continue the Chinese club’s impressive European buying spree by snapping up Serie A strikers Nikola Kalinic and Carlos Bacca, according to reports.
Tianjin Quanjian on Tuesday beat several top European clubs, including Serie A champion Juventus, to the signature of Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel.
The 28-year-old will pocket 72 million euros (US$75 million) in salary at the club coached by Italian former World Cup winner Cannavaro after signing a four-year deal from Zenit Saint Petersburg.
Cannavaro has now set his sights on Fiorentina’s Croatia striker Kalinic, according to reports by Sky Italia which said the newly promoted Chinese Super League club would be prepared to meet the 50-million euro buyout clause the Florence-based side has appended to Kalinic’s deal.
A report in La Nazione newspaper earlier this week said Fiorentina had set a 15-day deadline for negotiations with Tianjin Quanjian, which was set to send a delegation to Italy, to allow it to look for a suitable replacement.
Meanwhile, a report in Turin-based sports daily Tuttosport said Tianjin, Guangzhou Evergrande and Shanghai Shenhua were all considering making offers for Colombia striker Bacca, who plays for AC Milan.
Reports claim Milan has slapped a 30-million euro price tag on Bacca, who has scored six times in 11 starts for Vincenzo Montella’s side so far this campaign.
The seven-time European champion is expected to allow the striker, who has been linked with a return to Sevilla as well as a move to West Ham United amid what has been a mitigated start to the season, to leave for the right price.
Witsel, capped 71 times by Belgium, is the latest international star to be lured to China, following on the heels of the December deal that makes Argentina striker Carlos Tevez the highest salaried player in the world at Shenhua, where he will earn 38 million euros a season.
Earlier in December, Shanghai SIPG recruited Brazilian midfielder Oscar from Chelsea for 60 million euros.
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