Guangzhou Evergrande Set New Chinese League Transfer Deal With £31M Jackson Martinez

Colombia international, Jackson Martinez has joined Guangzhou Evergrande from Atletico Madrid for a Chinese record fee of €42 million (£31.8m).

The former Porto point man, who signed a four year deal with the Chinese side, will now will join Ramires, Gervinho and Fredy Guarin in moving to the increasingly star-studded league.

Martinez will now be managed by Luiz Felipe Scolari and will link up with fellow South Americans such as Paulinho and Ricardo Goulart.

The 27-year-old only joined Atletico in the summer, struggling to make an impact at the club following his €35m move from Porto amid rumours of a falling out with fiery coach Diego Simeone.

Incredibly, that means Atleti have actually made a €7m profit (£5.3m) on a player that scored just two goals in 15 uninspiring La Liga appearances, as well as netting a solitary goal in the Champions League.

Infamous super-agent Jorge Mendes, most closely associated with Cristiano Ronaldo, helped broker a deal that sees Martinez become the most expensive transfer of 2016 so far, and the biggest signing in Chinese football history.

Although Martinez struggled at Atletico, he had an impeccable record at former club Porto; the Colombian bagged at least 20 league goals in each of his three campaigns in Portugal, racking up 92 goals in 132 appearances in all competitions. Goal