China on the hunt for top football players

We are now halfway through the football transfer window, where clubs buy and sell players, and one country has got everybody talking.

China has seen a huge rise in the popularity of football in the country in recent years.

This means many Chinese managers are looking for big name players to add to their teams.

Ex-Manchester City player Carlos Tevez has recently been signed by Chinese team Shanghai Shenhua for a whopping £71.6 million!

But a change to the rules means that Chinese Super League clubs will only be allowed to play three non-Chinese players per game in their next season - which begins in March.

Martin's been finding out more about this new football powerhouse...

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