Wednesday 8 March 2017 18:00, UK
Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini has confirmed he is not ready for a transfer to China, claiming it would spell the end of his international career.
The 29-year-old has endured a mixed time at Old Trafford since signing from Everton for £27.5m in 2013, with United fans having jeered him on occasions although he has retained the faith of manager Jose Mourinho.
The Belgium international was linked with a January transfer to Fabio Cannavaro's Chinese Super League side Tianjin Quanjian, but a move failed to materialise.
Fellaini has now insisted he is in no rush to move to the Far East.
"We will see but this is not a priority," Fellaini told Sport/Foot Magazine.
"But I am honest, if I am going to China, it is finished for me the national team. The first thing I do is call the coach to tell him that I stop."
United recently invoked a one-year extension clause in the 74-cap midfielder's contract to keep the Belgium midfielder at the club until 2018, but reports of a transfer away have persisted.
Mourinho has kept faith in the Belgian despite widespread criticism, and Fellaini has publicly thanked his manager for the backing.
"He could have killed me, but, no, he defended me, he protected me," Fellaini added.
"I will never forget."
