Goal.com · Feb 27, 2018
Carrasco not giving up on World Cup dream after CSL switch
Yannick Carrasco is still confident of featuring at the upcoming World Cup in Russia, despite leaving Atletico Madrid for the Chinese Super League.
Carrasco and Nicolas Gaitan swapped La Liga's Atletico for CSL side Dalian Yifang for a combined fee reportedly worth €48 million.
The pair join former West Ham defender Jose Fonte at the China League One champions.
And 24-year-old Belgium international Carrasco is still dreaming of the World Cup following his move to China, where countryman Axel Witsel, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Javier Mascherano, Hulk, Oscar, Ramires, Renato Augusto, Alexandre Pato, Anthony Modeste and Graziano Pelle all play.