Chinese Super League clubs are set to face new restrictions on their use of foreign players.
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has issued a draft proposal on cutting the maximum number of non-Asian players allowed in CSL clubs' squads from four to three.
Presently, teams are allowed four foreign players, plus one other non-Chinese player from an AFC nation – a system known as 4+1.
If the changes are enacted, that would fall to three foreign stars, plus the one other Asian player from outside China – a 3+1 system.
The proposal – which would bring the CSL in line with rules for the AFC Champions League - would see China's top-flight clubs limited to having three overseas players in their matchday squads.