10 superstars who rejected the Chinese Super League's riches

2) Yaya Toure

Yaya Toure opted to stay another year in England

When he first arrived in the Premier League, he was one of the biggest stars purchased by Manchester City whose ambitious project suddenly threatened the status quo of the league in England. The Ivorian midfielder was a bonafide star who had helped Barcelona win the sextuple in 2008/09 and demanded the huge wages that came with it.

Since then he has won two Premier League titles and an FA Cup with City. But he is now on the decline and, at the age of 34, this could be his final season with the Sky Blues.

But the 2016/17 season was almost his last at the Etihad. A public fallout between his agent and Pep Guardiola had threatened to cut short his career in England. A Chinese club had also offered him a way out with a £430,000/week package - double his wages at City.

However, he and Guardiola soon made up. Toure soon apologised for any misunderstandings and extended his contract by a year at the Etihad.