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Fellaini claims he didn't leave Man Utd for the money & would likely have stayed under Mourinho

Marouane Fellaini insists his move from Manchester United to China was not driven by money, with there every chance he would still be at Old Trafford had Jose Mourinho remained as manager.

The Belgium international has swapped the Premier League for the Chinese Super League after linking up with Shandong Luneng.

He claims the decision to make that switch was based purely on the desire to make a fresh start after more than 10 years in England, telling Het Niuewsblad: “I went to Shandong Luneng now because they were interested for years already.