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Opinion | Premier League move for China’s Wu Lei will give Wolves off-field edge but he must prove he’s more than a ‘shirt seller’
He’s the best Chinese player of his generation and if there is an offer on the table, now is the time to take it
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While World Cup flop Neymar and his Paris Saint-Germain teammates have been driving crowds wild in China, one Chinese footballer has gone the other way.
Wang Shuang, who plays in midfield for the women’s national team, has signed for the Paris side’s female equivalent.
“Lady Messi” leaving for Europe is the biggest transfer involving a Chinese player because the men don’t leave the Chinese Super League.
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Since its transfer spending put the CSL on the map the only outgoing transfers of note have been Axel Witsel to Borussia Dortmund this week and Paulinho to Barcelona last summer, both big name foreigners.
That could yet change this summer, though. Shanghai SIPG winger Wu Lei has been linked with move to English Premier League new boys Wolverhampton Wanderers and it’s an exciting idea for fans of Chinese football.
It’s unlikely that Wolves fans know much about a player that recently became the Chinese Super League’s all-time leading scorer, but with a week to go before they kick off their return to the top flight will they need to?
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