HONG KONG First Division club Golden yesterday said they will go ahead with the signing of Uzbekistan striker Azamat Abduraimov despite the Asian Games gold medallist being under an intense police investigation over corruption allegations in the Malaysian Professional League.
Golden last week splashed out a Hong Kong record fee of $700,000 for Abduraimov who helped his country to glory in Hiroshima in October.
But now Malaysian police have confirmed that Abduraimov, who plays for Pahang, is wanted for questioning as part of an extended investigation into alleged match-fixing in Malaysia.
Abduraimov has since returned to his native country on holiday, but police officials said they would fly to Uzbekistan to conduct their investigations.
Abduraimov is expected to return to Malaysia before making his move to the territory in mid-January.
Pahang were last week thrashed 4-0 by Singapore in the Malaysia Cup final and since that defeat three players have admitted fixing matches.