Csl: addition by subtraction

Fewer foreigners means more opportunity for homegrown talent, Sun Xiaochen reports.

With new restrictions on foreign imports, the Chinese Super League is tasked with nursing domestic talent in the upcoming season. But the arrival of a new wave of global heavyweights has raised some eyebrows.

Although rumored signings of Wayne Rooney and Diego Costa by free-spending Chinese clubs failed to materialize, the CSL, China's top-flight professional league, kicks off its 2017 season on Friday after once again astonishing the world by inking high-profile foreign players to massive contracts.