Former China international Fan Zhiyi has been offered a coaching role at Birmingham by Carson Yeung.
Yeung puts coaching job offer on the table
Former China international Fan Zhiyi has been offered a coaching role at Birmingham City by new owner Carson Yeung.
The 39-year-old former defender had playing spells at Crystal Palace, Cardiff City and Dundee between 1998 and 2003, and was approached by Yeung about a role at the club after his takeover earlier in the October.
However, Fan has a lack of experience when it comes to top-level coaching, having only completed an unsuccessful stint at Hong Kong Rangers before moving on to Shanghai's Under 16s in the China's National Games.
"I've received an invitation, but I haven't decided what I'm going to do yet," he said to
Xinhua.
Fan and Yeung are reportedly close friends, with the Blues owner unsuccessfully trying to get Fan a place on the Birmingham board in February last year.
