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Marouane Fellaini set for move from Manchester United to Shandong Luneng

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James Cooper offers the latest update on Marouane Fellaini's move to China

Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini is on his way to China to discuss personal terms with Shandong Luneng, Sky Sports News understands.

An agreement in principle has been reached between the two clubs and Fellaini has already passed a medical with the Chinese Super League team.

Fellaini, via his Instagram story, posted a picture of himself at an airport with the caption, "Let's go", on Thursday morning.

Marouane Fellaini's Instgram story update on Thursday morning
Image: Marouane Fellaini's Instgram story update on Thursday morning

The 31-year-old has been at Old Trafford since arriving from Everton in 2013 and was an important figure during Jose Mourinho's reign.

Fellaini was rewarded over the summer with a new contract which is set to run until 2020, with the option of a further year.

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Manchester United caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has played down the chances of Matteo Darmian and Andreas Pereira leaving the club before the end of the month

However, the Belgium international has fallen out of favour under caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, playing just 31 minutes since he took over in December.

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While Premier League clubs must complete incoming deals by Thursday's 11pm deadline, teams in China are able to complete signings until February 28.

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