By Sam Mcevoy For Mailonline
Published: 22:42 GMT, 7 February 2019 | Updated: 22:42 GMT, 7 February 2019
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As Gonzalo Higuain and Frenkie de Jong completed their big-money moves in the January transfer window, you'd be forgiven for not noticing Espanyol's signing of Wu Lei.
In a move that flew under the radar last month, the Chinese Super League star completed his £1.8million switch to not that much media fanfare but it is now starting to become clear just the impact he could make for the Catalan club.
On Sunday afternoon, the 27-year-old came on to make his debut in the 2-2 draw with Villarreal. However, his 12-minute cameo was astonishingly watched by over 40 million people – just 6.5 million short of Spain's entire population.
Espanyol signed Chinese Super League star Wu Lei for £1.8million in the January window
The 27-year-old completed his switch from Shanghai SIPG following an impressive season
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