Juan Mata has reportedly turned down the opportunity to earn a huge pay rise with a move to the Chinese Super League. Instead, his Manchester United contract is set to be extended by a year.
According to David McDonnell in the Mirror, Mata's representatives were "sounded out" about a potential switch to China, but the idea was rejected.
McDonnell added United will trigger a one-year extension on Mata's current deal with the club—which is worth £165,000 per week—that will tie him to the club until 2019, and his fellow Spaniard Ander Herrera will be handed a new deal.