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Diego Costa, Benzema and Cavani bids failed, but Tianjin Quanjian still want ‘world-class’ star

The Chinese Super League side have identified their potential marquee signings, and are ready to battle Real Madrid and Bayern Munich for them

Chinese Super League side Tianjin Quanjian have identified three ‘world-class’ players to try to sign this summer after failed bids for a string of European stars.

Tianjin, who gained promotion to the CSL in 2016, launched audacious bids to sign Diego Costa, Karim Benzema and Edison Cavani in January, but missed out on all three.

However, they remain undeterred in their efforts to bring more foreign stars to the league, and club chairman Shu Yuhui has outlined a number of potential recruits.