Tim Cahill has his contract at Shanghai Shenhua terminated as the big money continues to flood Chinese Super League - Tim Cahill has had his contract at Shanghai Shenhua terminated
- His one-year contract at Shenhua had reportedly been worth £6.9million
- He has said that transfer fees in China could eclipse £70million mark soon
- Chinese Super League has already managed to attract established players
Former Everton player Tim Cahill has reached an agreement with Shanghai Shenhua to terminate his contract at the Chinese Super League club.Only a week ago Cahill said China would soon be awash with £70million players from Europe but he couldn't have expected that he'd be one of the players to make way.Cahill confirmed the news on Tuesday and said that he had been told by Gregorio Manzano, the Shenhua manager, that he was not part of his plans for the new season, which starts in March. The 36-year-old, who had signed a new one-year contract with the club in November last year, wrote on Instagram: 'This is very sad especially after what I feel I have helped to build in Shanghai Shenhua on and off the park.
'Just thinking about saying goodbye to my team-mates and especially the amazing fans is heartbreaking.'
Cahill left New York Red Bulls to join Shenhua on a free transfer in February 2015 and had settled well in China.
His one-year contract at the club had reportedly been worth $10m (£6.9m) yet he did go some way to justifying that by scoring 11 goals in 28 games last season.
His goal in the 7-3 aggregate win in the Chinese FA Cup over Beijing Konggu earned Shenhua their place in the final, which they lost 1-0 to Jiangsu Sainty.
'Regardless of whether my contract is being honored and paid out in full, I would much rather have seen it out and finished what we started,' he wrote.
'I will always think about what could have been for us as a club in 2016. I will be able to share more information in the next 48 hours once the final details have been completed. Next chapter coming very soon!
'I would like to thank the amazing Shenhua supporters, the Chinese staff members and all my teammates for your amazing support; you will all be remembered by my family and myself. I would also like to thank my Chinese partner SECA for their continued support in my career.'
Cahill's departure comes just over a week after he voiced his concern over the spending power of Chinese clubs and how buying players for over £70m could eventually become the norm.
He was commenting on the fact that the January transfer window had seen the Chinese transfer record beaten on four occasions as a number of European players moved to the Far East.
'When I first went to China I knew the vision, I knew what was behind it and I knew what they wanted to do,' he said.
To see where it's come to now and where we're at, it's pretty crazy.
'They've got the power and when they want something, they get it and when they don't want something they get rid of it. It's pretty much like a revolving door, you see a lot of players coming in and a lot of players going.
'It's crazy to see but this is only going to get worse. This is going to be massive, soon they'll break the $100m (£70m) mark easily.'
It seems Cahill has been a victim of that revolving door himself with Fredy Guarin expected to take his place in midfield following his arrival at Shenhua in a deal worth $11m (£7.6m).
The Australian's thoughts were echoed recently by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger who said the situation in China was concerning.
Liverpool target Alex Teixeira had just agreed to join Jiangsu Suning for £40m from Shakhtar Donestk, which eclipsed the £32m paid by Guangzhou Evergrande for Atletico Madrid's Jackson Martinez, when Wenger was asked what he thought of China's emergence as a major spender in world football.
He said: 'Yes, of course, because China looks to have the financial power to move a whole league of players from Europe to China.
'It is economic power and they have it. Will they sustain their enthusiasm? I don't know. I don't know how deep the desire is. If it's a very strong political desire we should worry.
'I believe any wave inflation is on our shore
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