SEOUL: South Korea captain Ki Sung-Yueng warned that China’s massive spending on foreign players didn’t guarantee international success, citing the cautionary tale of England’s moribund national team.

Italy’s Graziano Pelle reportedly became one of the world’s highest paid players when he joined Shandong Luneng from Southampton, in one of the latest coups for the cash-rich Chinese Super League.

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