Beijing

But The Sun reports the Chinese club will come back for the Brazilian star at the end of the season. They have also been in touch with Yaya Toure’s camp and hope to lure the Manchester City with an annual salary of £15m after tax. Jiangsu created waves in world football last month when they spent £25m to sign Ramires from the Blues. And this week they dashed Liverpool’s hopes of getting Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Alex Teixeira by sealing a £38.5m swoop for the 26-year-old Brazilian.

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