Chinese news agency Xinhua anticipates a Ballon d'Or winner will move to the Chinese Super League in the next 10 years and reported Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona counterpart Lionel Messi are "bound to be tempted" by the riches on offer there.
Per Goal, the state-owned press agency wrote: "The CSL is becoming the richest buyer in world football." Xinhua added:
Given the huge pay cheques on offer, [Messi] and [Ronaldo] are bound to be tempted to play in China when they are heading into the autumn of their careers.