China cash no worry for Antonio Conte

Leicester 0 Chelsea 3: As Chelsea maintain their grip at the top of the Premier League it appears as though even the millions of Chinese football cannot stop them marching towards the title.

Clubs from the Chinese Super League are embarking on a spending spree dwarfing that of Roman Abramovich when he completed his takeover at Stamford Bridge in 2003, and even Manchester City’s more recent splurge under the ownership of Sheikh Mansour.

Carlos Tevez’s move to Shanghai Shenhua typifies the level of financial backing with the striker’s transfer to the Far East banking him a reported salary of £615,000-a-week. Chelsea have found themselves raided too, with Brazilian playmaker Oscar swapping west London for the riches of Shanghai SIPG