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Article: Rangers travel down the Orient express route; Chairman believes Shenzhen deal will lead to a Chinese player being recruited at Ibrox, says Natasha Woods
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- The Sunday Herald
- Article date:
- April 11, 2004
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Rangers are looking to recruit a Chinese player in the near
future, according to chairman John McClelland as the Scottish club
seek to exploit the Far East market through a new commercial
agreement with Super League side Shenzhen Jianlibao.
"There is a definite attraction in that idea," said McClelland,
who would like to see the Ibrox club join Manchester United,
Manchester City and Everton in tapping into the marketing potential
associated with signing a Chinese star. "But it is about finding the
right Chinese player - that is obviously the key criteria. We'd be
interested in one in the near future and if they were to come from
Shenzhen that would be great because it would underline the ...