Blades move for Chinese star Haidong

Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock is set to complete the signing of China’s most famous player, Hao Haidong, as the Blades bid to gain access to the Far East’s potentially lucrative footballing market.

Warnock is poised to swoop for the 34-year-old China international on a two-and-a-half-year contract after protracted talks with the striker, his representatives and officials of the his current club, Dalian Shide.