Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben signed a one-year deal with the Bundesliga champions earlier this week and immediately claimed that in doing so,heresisted the temptation of a big-money move to China.
Robben, who turns 33 next week, revealed that he was never interested in changing continents, despite the plethora of leading footballers heading for the big-money Chinese Super League, such asOscar, Carlos Tevez and Axel Witsel.
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"I am having a great time here at Bayern and I am playing at one of the best clubs in the world. I would not know where to move at my age", Robben toldRadio 538.
"A transfer to China would be something else entirely. That is basically acknowledging your career is over. I want to keep playing at the highest level as long as possible.
"It is all about a certain madness that is ongoing in China right now. They are offering some crazy figures. I also got some offers. The money on show is so crazy that you at least have to consider it.
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"They are offering maybe four, five or six times the amounts you get at a big club. But money has never driven me. That is why I have had such a great career. It is about football for me.
"I do not understand players going to China at the age of 27 or 28. Those guys are at the peak of their career. That is a waste really. You only get one career. I sort of understand players who are already in their 30s."