5 reasons why Yannick Carrasco's China move is a big mistake

#3 Carrasco stares into the abyss of anonymity

The likes of Hulk and Oscar have been long forgotten in Europe

Ever since he burst onto the scene at AS Monaco as a prodigious teen, Carrasco looked like a star in the making; one earmarked for the future. At Atletico Madrid, whom he joined in 2015, he also got a grander stage to showcase his talent and subsequently hone them under the tutelage of a master tactician like Diego Simeone.

But this sudden, out-of-the-blue move to China has irreparably stalled the making of the star, and the implications are that he'd be forgotten soon.

Carrasco has left his development as a footballer so hamstrung with this move, he'd now be seen as a promise that never delivered; or worse, fade from the memory as if he never created any.

Players like Ramires, Oscar, Alex Teixeira, and even Jackson Martinez, who all timely grabbed the headlines for good performances, are unheard of ever since they embarked on the Chinese expedition. They are completely out of the picture, and Carrasco runs the same risk once the dust settles.