Tottenham’s Mousa Dembele joins Guangzhou R&F in £9m deal

Alejandro Moreno sifts through all the big transfer news surrounding the likes of Isco, Alvaro Morata, Fernando Llorente and more.

Harry Kane’s injury couldn’t have come at a worse time for Tottenham. Alejandro Moreno questions whether Spurs can cope without their star striker. Mousa Dembele has completed his move to Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F, with sources telling ESPN FC that Tottenham have banked £9 milllion from the sale.
Dembele, 31, was entering the last six months of his contract so could have left for free in the summer.
He joined Spurs from Fulham in 2012 and made 250 appearances for the club in all competitions.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino named Dembele among a select group of five geniuses he has been lucky enough to work with in his career,…

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Yannick Carrasco strikes as Dalian Yifang relegate Changchun Yatai in CSL

Yannick Carrasco was on target as Dalian Yifang’s 2-0 Chinese Super League win over Changchun Yatai spared last year’s second division champions relegation on Sunday.
The result means Changchun finished 15th in the 16-team league and joined Guizhou Zhicheng in dropping into China League One as the top-flight season came to an end.
Belgium international Carrasco, a high-profile signing from Atletico Madrid, netted Dalian’s second goal after Duvier Riascos had given Bernd Schuster’s team the lead midway…

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Shanghai SIPG win Chinese Super League to end Guangzhou Evergrande dominance

Shanghai SIPG claimed the title for the first time.
Shanghai SIPG brought Guangzhou Evergrande’s dominance of the Chinese Super League to an end on Wednesday as Vitor Pereira’s side handed Beijing Renhe a 2-1 defeat to claim the title for the first time in the club’s history.
Needing a draw to claim the trophy, goals from Odil Akhmedov and Wu Lei sealed the title for SIPG with one game left in the campaign, ending Evergrande’s run of seven straight league championships.
The league win was Pereira’s first with the club since taking over late last…

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Shanghai SIPG frustrated by Jiangsu Suning as Guangzhou Evergrande close gap

Shanghai SIPG were held to a goalless draw by Jiangsu Suning on Sunday as their lead at the top of the Chinese Super League was trimmed to two points with four games remaining.
The draw means defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande closed the gap on Vitor Pereira’s side after a 6-1 thrashing of Beijing Renhe on Saturday.
SIPG were playing the first of three games without the Portuguese coach, serving a touchline ban, while Brazilian Hulk was missing from the lineup due to suspension.
“It was an…

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