Guangzhou Confirms Jackson Martinez Capture
Jackson Martinez will link up with Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao in a reported 45 million euro deal.
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Chinese Super League outfit Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao has confirmed the signing of Jackson Martinez from Atletico Madrid.
The reigning AFC Champions League winner paid a reported 42 million euros ($45.9 million) to sign the 29-year-old from the Spanish club.
Martinez was a €35M ($38.3M) signing from Porto in the offseason but failed to make an impact at the Vicente Calderon.
The 36-time Colombia international managed to find the back of the net just three times in 22 appearances across all competitions for Atletico this season.
Guangzhou confirmed the signing of Martinez via its official Twitter account just a week after the club sold its star striker Elkeson to fellow Chinese club Shanghai SIPG.
"Jackson Martinez has officially joined the team in Guangzhou," the tweet read.
Martinez has reportedly signed a four-year deal with the club.
