Thursday 22 June 2017 12:51, UK
The Chinese U20 team are set to become the last side in the fourth tier of the German football league system.
A proposal has been made for China to fill a gap in the 19-team Regionalliga Sudwest, something which would allow them to prepare for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
The games the German sides would play against China would not count towards the competition itself but would allow clubs without matches to continue playing on their free matchdays.
It has been claimed the idea has received unanimous backing so far after Germany and China agreed a five-year partnership in November aimed at developing football in the Asian country.
League president Felix Wiedemann said: "Nothing has been fixed yet but the clubs are all in favour, There's a lot of interest in it.
"It's important to say that there will be no points at stake, so it won't influence the outcome of the league."
German Football Associaton (DFB) vice-president Ronny Zimmermann told football magazine Kicker: "They [German clubs] see this idea positively.
"The planned cooperation with China is known. For that, we need good content. We have to see if this idea can be realised.
"The managers of the regional south-west league will meet soon. A decision must be taken by then as the match plan will be drawn up."
League members will discuss the issue when they meet on July 11, with a decision likely to be made with the DFB before the competition starts at the end of the month.
German sides involved would receive just over £13,000 in compensation from the Chinese FA for the two home games they would play against the U20 side.
The Chinese are planning to base themselves near Heidelberg, south of Frankfurt, in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.
