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Wayne Rooney's future: Pros and cons of China move for Man United captain

The Chinese Super League's most eventful transfer window ever closes next Tuesday, with the prospect of a deal even bigger than any done before still looming on the horizon.

Wayne Rooney continues to be linked with a move to the ubiquitous "unnamed Chinese club" in the English media as either Jose Mourinho or Rooney's agent or both attempt to shift the forward out of the club he has served so successfully for the last 13 years.

But, with only a week to go before the transfer period ends, which clubs are likely to make a move for Rooney, and what would be the positives and negatives of a move for the 31-year-old Manchester United and England captain?