Sam Allardyce turned down the chance of a lucrative move to China before taking over at Crystal Palace.
Chinese Super League clubs are throwing mind-boggling amounts of cash around in a bid to lure the world's best players to the country.
Carlos Tevez is the latest high-profile star to make the move after joining Shanghai Shenhua, while Chelsea midfielder Oscar joined their local rivals Shanghai SIPG.
Meanwhile the agent of arguably the biggest name of them all, Cristiano Ronaldo, has claimed Real Madrid have been offered 300million euros for the Portugal superstar by a Chinese club.