BEIJING: Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande have announced plans to field a Chinese-only squad by 2020, official media said, in a surprise turnaround after years of success based on big-money foreign signings.

Evergrande have won the Chinese Super League for the last six season, plus the AFC Champions League in 2013 and 2015, with the help of mainly South American firepower and top foreign managers.

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