We still quite can’t believe it, but Alex Teixeira has signed for Chinese club Jiangsu Suning for £38.4m – meaning Liverpool have definitely, definitely missed out on our no.1 January target.
Jurgen Klopp refused to pay that kind of money for the 26-year-old Brazilian, who despite constant claims that he wants a Premier League move to aid his chances of an international call-up, has decided to move to China purely for the dosh.
His reported wage will make him the world’s tenth highest paid player.
Ramires, Jackson Martinez and Fredy Guarin all also moved to the CSL this January, choosing wages over their footballing reputation.
Here’s what Liverpool fans have made of the bizarre news.
No one had heard of him a few weeks ago & no one will hear of him again. Shame. #Teixeira #LFC pic.twitter.com/4VL1bX1VfD
— Klopp’s Hairdryer (@WarriorLFC) February 5, 2016
Alex Teixeira interview
– What are your ambitions now?
– I want to win the Chinese title and be a top goalscorer. pic.twitter.com/uWPy13tAMf— Artur Petrosyan (@arturpetrosyan) February 5, 2016
If we paid €50m for Alex Teixeira, he’d have joined and we’d have got a wonderful player. But all his comments prior to it was pathetic.
— Sán (@Zizouology) February 5, 2016
Guarin, Ramires, Martinez, and now Teixeira. It looks like money can buy many things including 4 talented players souls. #LFC
— Kloppholic (@Kloppholic) February 5, 2016
Teixeira to China for £38m? Klopp could have signed him for that, the club said they’d pay it but Klopp chose not to. Roll on the summer.
— Joseph Musker (@Musker_LFC) February 4, 2016
Weird thing about Teixeira to Chin is that it cost £38m. Despite strong reports saying we bid around £35m, surely an extra £3m was possible
— LFC Fans Corner (@LFCFansCorner) February 4, 2016
Shakhtar Donetsk paid €6m for Teixeira, sold for €50m. Wonder if Nanjing’s architecture & parks or the £10m-yr post-tax salary clinched it.
— sportingintelligence (@sportingintel) February 4, 2016
Don’t worry lads, we’ll get Teixeira in the summer. The magical summer where everything will turn to gold and honey and gummy drop trees.
— Doc (@ManhattanDoc) February 4, 2016
Remember when Alex Teixeira REALLY REALLY wanted to play in the Premier League?
— Bevan Lakay (@bevanlakay) February 5, 2016
The way Teixeira has treated @LFC is quite disgusting and I usually hate Liverpool. He is nearly as bad as Delph. Hope he does horribly.
— Matt Auld (@Matt_hXc) February 5, 2016
Another player slips through the net after poor recruitment strategy fails again! #LFC #Teixeira
Startng to thnk their doin it on purpose— P Devine (@pdevine2312) February 5, 2016
How the hell was the deal of Alex Teixeira to Liverpool failed?
— Adeniyi Emmanuel (@Adeniyi_Nakel) February 5, 2016
Alex Teixeira to CSL + Sturridge may be leaving. Yet I don’t think these are worse than having benteke as striker
— Javier (@junjunzxc) February 5, 2016