Every year Nike Air Max Black Sale , at the end of each European soccer season, attention turns to potential transfer activity.


This year is no different - except that the activity does not only involve players.


After a slow and steady build-up during which only a handful of deals were made, the floodgates now appear to be opening, and Chinese money is pouring into all corners of the wider soccer industry.


Wang Jianlin's Wanda Group was one of the first movers, buying a 20 percent stake in Atletico Madrid a year ago, while China Media Capital's 13 percent slice of Manchester City's parent company came shortly after Chinese President Xi Jinping posed with the club's star striker.


Other investments followed from lesser-known Chinese entities Nike Air Max Sale Online , with clubs such as Sochaux, Den Haag and Espanyol the beneficiaries.


But as the net has been cast in an increasingly wider arc, related businesses have also been snared.


Wanda again led the way with its $1.2 billion purchase of Swiss sports marketing firm Infront, whose CEO, Phillippe Blatter, is the nephew of disgraced former FIFA boss Sepp.


But when the -elder Blatter fell from grace - dealing a blow to Wanda's stated intentions of bringing a World Cup tournament to China - Wang's next move was simply to sponsor FIFA -itself Nike Air Max Mens Sale , at the reported cost of hundreds of millions of dollars.


And where China's richest man has gone, others have followed.


A division of Chinese conglomerate Fosun Group linked up with Portuguese sports agency Gestifute earlier this year; a partnership between Everbright Securities and Baofeng Technology last month took a majority stake in sports media rights firm MP & Silva, while representatives of the Stellar Group, another sports agency, have been fielding potential suitors in China in recent days.


The clubs, meanwhile Nike Air Max Womens Sale , have continued to change hands.


Unknown entrepreneur Tony Xia purchased fallen English giants Aston Villa a few weeks ago, and barely a day goes by without rumors about either of Milan's big two - AC and Inter - on the verge of becoming China's next great purchase. With the deals now coming thick and fast, it's no surprise that mysterious Chinese bidders are mentioned in connection with just about every major soccer-related entity - and that's before the focus returns to which superstar players might be tempted by the Chinese Super League during the upcoming summer transfer window.


The bubble is certainly inflating. Now it's just a question of how much more it can swell before the inevitable pop.


MADRID, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Real Sociedad are one of Spain's most popular and respected sides which now has a close relationship with a forward looking Chinese company which acts as the club sponsor.


Hailing from San Sebastian in the Basque Region on the north coast of Spain, 'La Real' is one of only nine sides that has lifted the Primera Liga title with triumphs in 1981 and 1982.


Recent years have seen the club suffer some ups and downs with relegation and financial problems, followed by a return to the Primera Liga and qualification for the Champions League two years ago.


Now under the guidance of former Manchester United coach Nike Air Max Shoes Sale , David Moyes, the Real Sociedad have recovered from a bad start to the season and look set to end the campaign in a comfortable mid-table position.


With the prospect of several new signings over the summer, there is every reason for the club to be confident about the future and not just on the field. Real Sociedad last month extended a one-year sponsorship deal with Chinese mobile technology firm Q-Bao for a further three seasons.


That deal helps to secure its financial stability and continue a relationship which looks set to give benefits both to the traditional Basque club and the modern Chinese company.


"When we came to Spain, we didn't know which team we were going to work with, but bit by bit as we got to know the people from La Real (Sociedad), we started to see the same values and the same way of working between the club and our company Nike Air Max Sale ," Li Quefeng, the General Manager of Nanjing Qianyue Sports Management Co. Ltd, who is responsible for Qbao's overseas football interest, told Xinhua.


"Our idea is to involve the daily life of all of the public with our applications," he said, adding the company had a "a passion for football."


Qbao began looking at football 15 years ago and although it took a break for a while the company was backk with a bang with sponsorship deals for Real Sociedad and Madrid based Rayo Vallecano.


"Spain has a league which is well known all over the world and it has a lot of followers in China Air Max Black Sale ," said Mr Li, who said one of the reasons for the investment was "so everyone knows that Qbao is a very new company and we want them to know our philosophy."


Li stressed that the economic potential of China could be an enormous help to Real Sociedad, but also focused on another important part of the agreement; the formation of young Chinese players, which he described as "our biggest job."


Real Sociedad have one of the most productive youth systems in Spain and Europe and have recently brought through players such as Antoine Griezmann, Asier Illaramendi, Xab Alonso and Qbao want to tap into that knowledge.


The youth development project will be first developed in China Air Max Sale Online , "in schools is cities and province," with the idea of then taking students to Spain to "allow them to compete... at a different level from Primera Liga, but in second division, second B or third division, at what corresponds to their level.


With Real Sociedad set to battle in the top half of the table next season, Chinese fans could find some new heroes.


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