The football scene has been known to boast of spending the most on the purchase of new football players. Currently the whole world in general is focused on electing the next FIFA president while China is focused on buying the most expensive players for this season. So far it has spent over $300 million on foreign players.

The only players that China could not lay their hands on are the ones in the most expensive teams and those who are in newly signed contracts. Apparently it is rumored that they are spending on players to please the president Xi Jinping.

In the most recent January- February transfer window of 2016, China’s league clubs have spent $366 million. The fee paid for these transfers by China is exceeding that of the English premier league teams by more than $100 million and has quadrupled China’s last year transfer budget.

This spending is also more than the spending of other leagues combined like Italy, Germany, France and Spain. China has really decided to shock us all by going on this new expensive shopping spree. These were the analysis according to Transmarkt.

This is now known as the ‘gold rush’ where most of the world’s top players are rushing to. The most celebrated top players, Ramires-formerly of Chelsea, Jackson Martinez- formerly of Atletico Madrid and Alex Teixeira- formerly of Brazil were the players that cost China the most for them to win their bids.

These players are only rushing to play for China because they will have double the money they were earning yet it is damaging for their career because they will not have stiff competition on the pitch as they did before. Others like Teixeira are being paid about $10 million annually by China yet they never even made it to big teams and games like the English premier league.

European club owners have reason to be concerned because China has the ability to move a whole European league to China. Arsene Wenger, Arsenal’s manager said that if China’s intentions were political in their move to buy these players then there was reason to be concerned.

Reports from SI.com and ESPN.com have claimed that there was a high possibility that D.J Durkin who is the current Michigan coordinator would take up the role of the head coach of the Maryland football.

The 37 year old is well known for his coaching experience having taken up various roles with Urban Meyer and Harbaugh. Despite being a phenomenal coach, Durkin has been an outstanding talent spotter and has recruited several players who have seen their talents rise up and become the best of the best in the football league. Durkin was accorded with the honors of the best recruiter back in 2012. This time he was in Florida.

Gary Blackney who took coached Durkin for four years during their time at Bowling Green and later became the defensive coordinator at Maryland when the team was mentored by Ralph Friedgen claimed that the acquisition of Durkin by Maryland was exceptional. He continued to describe him as a young guy with a wonderful pedigree and has been involved in different coaching jobs which have gained him a lot of experience. He added that Durkin will have a strategy that would bring all the departures back to the system.

Durkin has a good record when it comes to defensive coordination and this has seen Michigan being ranked fourth national wide in total defense and has also seen it scoop the 11^th position in scoring defense. The team has gone on to keep three consecutive clean sheets in September including their 28-0 win over Maryland.

Before securing a job with the Wolverines, Durkin had spent five years in Florida in which he undertook the defensive coordinating role for two years. Expulsion of head coach Will Muschamp in January gave him an interim role as the head coach and went on to win the Birmingham Bowl. Before joining Florida, he was working under Harbaugh in Stanford and spent some time as the team’s defensive coordinator.

Durkin who started his coaching career in 2001 in with Atlanta Falcons is claimed to be the man who would open a new page for the Maryland team after the firing of Randy Edsall who had a poor record of 22-34.

Despite having less playing time following the inform services of striker Jamie Vardy, Andrej Kramaric has a number of clubs including Internazionale, Milan, Bologna and Juventus fighting for his signature. The Leicester forward has played only 12 minutes in the EPL but has been involved in the domestic cup where he scored a goal against Bury.

Basel’s forward Breel Embolo has caught sight of various European clubs following his outstanding goal scoring record so far. Arsenal Juventus, Manchester United as well as Barcelona are claimed to have enquired about the 18 year old striker. United sent their scouts during a match between Basel and Fiorentina in the Europa League where they evident Embolo and another player Borna Valero who once played for West Brom. Valero is also eyed by Southampton.

Arthur Masuaku could be on his way to Sunderland if the team is able to raise the £7m release clause set by Olympiakos. However, Sunderland will also fight it out with Roma, Internazionale and Juventus who also want to sign the left-back. At the same time, Stoke will be looking to bring in Nigerian born Werder Bremen striker Antony Ujah whereas league counterparts West Ham could hijack full-back Danilo d’Ambrosio from Milan.

Another player catching the eyes of various European clubs is Genoa’s Roland Mandragora with West Ham, Chelsea, Milan, Juventus and Inter vowing to bring him to their teams. However, the 18-year-old midfielder claims that he is going nowhere as Genoa has given him a place to term as home. Nonetheless, Chelsea’s Papy Djilobodji could be on his way out on loan in January with Lazio being his likely destination.

Arsene Wenger has sent scouts to Spain to watch the free scoring techniques of Celta Vigo’s striker Nolito with a possible transfer. However, Nolito claims that he would prefer staying in La Liga with a possible move to Barcelona. However, Barcelona is still in a dilemma after it had formed a habit of inserting buy-out clauses to every player they sell. Nonetheless, this was not evident during the transfer of Adama Traore to Aston Villa in a deal worth £7m. If Arsenal won’t be able to bring in Nolito, they would switch their attention to Inter’s skipper Mauro Icardi who is believed to have a release clause of £35m.

Well, despite being a super power as a nation, China has also great prospects when it comes to football. Recent news has claimed that a club in the Chinese league is focusing on bringing the Manchester United and England skipper Wayne Rooney. They are ready to cash out the Red Devils require for their captain as well as more than willing to make Rooney one of the best football income earners. The departure of Rooney may see Fulham’s Moussa Dembele or Leed’s Lewis Cook wearing the Manchester United jersey.

Steve McClaren is faced by a tough time as the Head coach of Newcastle United after a disappointing start of the campaign. This week he travels to London to face Crystal Palace, a team mentored by former Newcastle boss Allan Pardew. If he fails to deliver, then there is a high possibility of being fired with Clarence Seedorf being a possible replacement.

Sunderland on the other hand is on the verge of signing Auxerre winger Nils Bouekou in summer. However, they face a stiff competition from league rival Tottenham Hotspurs.

Last year’s FIFA Balloon d’or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has been on the spot with many having different dimensions about his career. Many still think that he will eventually go back to Manchester United. Others claim that he has dedicated his life at the Bernabeu and would see his carrer there. Some still have the notion that he will join French power house Paris Saint-Germain.

Arsene Wenger on the other hand has been keen to bring in a central midfielder to his squad. Two names including long time admirer William Carvalho and Lars Bender have been on the spot light. However, Mathieu Flamini and Francis Coquelin will have to build their trust on Wenger by performing beyond doubts. Wenger also opts to bring another striker and interested candidate for the position is Inter’s Mauro Icardi.

Liverpool and Chelsea are in search of new strikers and possible candidates have been Empoli’s Riccardo Saponara and Jonathan Calleri of Boca Juniors respectively.

If by any chance Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez leaves Santiago Bernabeu, the club will have to recruit their former coach Carlo Ancelotti who has been jobless since he left the stint.