Free agent Claudio Marchisio says he turned down a contract offer from Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Suning because of their links with Inter.
Jiangsu and Inter are both owned by the Suning Holding Company. Jiangsu were the side close to signing Gareth Bale from Real Madrid earlier in the transfer window, leading some to speculate that a switch to Inter could have been on the cards.
For Juventus icon Marchisio, though, just the link was enough to make him reject the proposal.
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“I refused the proposal of Jiangsu Suning,” he confirmed to Sky Italy.