London: Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce claims he rejected a lucrative offer from a Chinese club before taking charge of the Premier League strugglers.
Chinese Super League teams have been spending big money in a bid to add prestige to their developing league.
Players as well as Managers are in demand and Allardyce revealed he was offered the opportunity to head to Asia after his brief tenure as England manager came to an end.
"Did I have an offer? Yes. I didn't go. I could have gone but I preferred to stay here," he told reporters yesterday.
"It's difficult for a player or a club to turn that down, it's just the way of the world and changing forces in the football world.
