The Chinese Super League shows no signs of abating down its incredible spending spree, with Dortmund super striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang the latest to be linked with a move east, as Shanghai SIPG get ready to table an offer of close to £130m.
Aubameyang has more goals than games this season, with an impressive strike rate of 22 strikes in 21 outings in the Bundesliga this season, but will miss several upcoming fixtures to take part in this month's Africa Nations Cup with Gabon.
BOOM! AUBAMEYANG HAS RECEIVED AN OFFER OF 41m€ PER YEAR FROM SHANGHAI, AND 150m€ FOR BORUSSIA DORTMUND, BOTH WOULD BEAT WORLD RECORDS!
China's recent footballing revolution has been "?"?well-documented and, despite a rule change which limits the number of foreign players per team from five to four, many clubs have failed to curtail their expensive pursuits of European-based talent.
According to "?various sources, the Chinese club is plotting a world record-breaking €150 million bid, and that Aubameyang himself would pocket wages in excess of those earned by Carlos Tevez (a reported €735,000-per-week), who signed for cross-town rivals Shanghai Shenhua last month.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been offered €788,500 a week by a Chinese club, who would also pay Dortmund €150m - both world records! pic.twitter.com/XhDTLCr4IR
"?"?Late last year, former "?Germany star Lothar Matthaus claimed the Dortmund striker was worth considerably more than current world-record transfer holder Paul Pogba.
"If a player like Pogba is worth €105 million, then Aubameyang is worth €150 million. He is a player that makes the difference, unlike Pogba"? Matthaus told Bild.
However, any move for the 27-year-old may be blocked by Aubameyang's own desire to play for Real Madrid - the club he has previously professed a desire to someday join.
Last month Shanghai SIPG, who finished 3rd in the league last season, acquired Brazilian playmaker Oscar for around £60m, and are managed by another Chelsea alumnus in Andre Villas Boas.
Axel Witsel is another big name to make the move east recently, but as one of the world's most prolific strikers in peak form, Aubameyang would surely represent the biggest coup of the Chinese Super League to date.