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Shenhua director blasts China imports... but desperate for Tevez deal

Wu Jingui hits out at a slew of big-name players whom he feels come to China purely to enjoy "free rein" but is nevertheless "pulling out all the stops" to capture the Argentine

Shanghai Shenhua's technical director has launched a scathing attack on big-money imports to the Chinese Super League but nonetheless says that the club are "pulling out all the stops" to sign Carlos Tevez.

A number of star players have flocked to the CSL in recent years, where government backing has left a host of clubs with money to burn.

The league's transfer record was broken three times in the space of a week as Ramires, Jackson Martinez and Alex Teixeira moved to China, with a $60 million (£47.