Dembele: Bruce Lee films made me move to China

MOUSA DEMBELE left Tottenham, turning down Bayern Munich and Inter Milan for the chance to ply his trade in the homeland of kung-fu icon Bruce Lee. ‘His films made me want to go to China one day,’ said Dembele, who is on £5million a year after joining Guangzhou R&F for an £11m fee. ’

MANUEL PELLEGRINI will not stand in the way of Marko Arnautovic’s move to China. West Ham’s joint top-scorer wants to join Chinese champions Shanghai SIPG. ‘The best thing is to take the solution that is best for the player and the club, both together.’

ASHLEY COLE is poised for a return to England after Derby County manager Frank Lampard convinced the club’s owner Mel Morris to finance the deal. Lampard believes his former Chelsea team- mate can help Derby’s promotion push and a deal is close to completion. Cole, 38, is a free agent after leaving LA Galaxy, where he was on £5,000 per week.

TROY DEENEY has been fined £20,000 by the FA for saying referee David Coote ‘bottled’ decisions during Watford’s 3-3 draw with Bournemouth. The FA say his comments ‘questioned the integrity of the match official and/or were offensive to him’.

CALLUM O’DOWDA has ended speculation about his immediate Bristol City future by signing a contract extension to stay at Ashton Gate until the summer of 2020. The Republic of Ireland international had been linked with a move to Leeds United.

MACCLESFIELD have confirmed what Sportsmail revealed on Monday, that former Manchester United striker Andy Cole is joining Sol Campbell’s coaching staff on a part-time basis.