So it's official. The Far East influx that had already swept through the West Midlands this summer has now reached West Bromwich.
Following the purchase of Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers by new Chinese owners, to blaze the trail first led by Birmingham City, the deal has at last been completed for West Bromwich Albion chairman Jeremy Peace's sale to Guochuan Lai.
The Baggies, like Villa and Wolves one of the founder members of the original Football League in 1888, are now in the hands of Yunyi Guokai Sports Development Limited, based almost 6,000 miles away from the Black Country in Shanghai.