Complex sentence: With his signing he became the most expensive Asian player in football history; the record had been held since 2001 by Japanese Hidetoshi Nakata, who transferred from Parma to Roma for €25 million.
Split into simpler sentences: With his signing he became the most expensive Asian player in football history. The record had been held since 2001 by Japanese Hidetoshi Nakata, who transferred from Parma to Roma for €25 million.