The remarkable story of the Asian transfer record

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

The remarkable story of the Asian transfer record

Kuala Lumpur: Shanghai SIPG's reported €60million capture of Brazilian star Oscar is the latest in a series of record signings in Asia.

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Player

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From

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26/01/2015

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Everton Ribeiro

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15.0m

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Al Ahli (UAE)

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Cruzeiro

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31/08/2015

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Moussa Sow

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16.0m

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Al Ahli (UAE)

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Fenerbahce

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21/01/2016

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Elkeson

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18.5m

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Shanghai SIPG

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Guangzhou Evergrande

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27/01/2016

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Ramires

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28.0m

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Jiangsu Suning

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Chelsea

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03/02/2016

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Jackson Martinez

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42.0m

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Guangzhou Ever.

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Atletico Madrid

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05/02/2016

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Alex Teixeira

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50.0m

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Jiangsu Suning

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Shakhtar Donetsk

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30/06/2016

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Hulk

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55.8m

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Shanghai SIPG

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Zenit St Petersburg

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23/12/2016*

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Oscar

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60.0m

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Shanghai SIPG

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Chelsea

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*as announced by Shanghai SIPG

The transfer fee is the highest ever paid by an Asian club, an ever-growing record that has now been broken eight times in just under two years, and six times this year alone.

United Arab Emirates outfit Al Ahli set a new Asian benchmark when they paid €15million for Cruzeiro’s midfielder Everton Ribeiro in January 2015, only to break their own record seven months later by splashing €16million for Fenerbahce’s prolific Senegalese striker Moussa Sow.

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www.the-afc.com/en/more/photo/hulk_shanghai_afp_jpg.html