Alex Teixeira became the latest big name to swap Europe for China on Thursday when he completed a £38.4 million move from Shakhtar Donetsk to Jiangsu Suning, per the Express.
Liverpool target Alex Teixeira will reportedly move to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning for roughly £38.4m. pic.twitter.com/qKFXNJa80M
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) February 4, 2016
Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu has confirmed that Alex Teixeira is off to China for €50m.pic.twitter.com/DpVVIaqvcX
— FourFourTweet (@FourFourTweet) February 4, 2016
The in-demand Brazilian had been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League in January, with Liverpool fans taking the news particularly badly:
Teixeira to China for £38m?