Nico Yennaris might have been preparing for another Championship match this week. Instead, less than a year after leaving Brentford, he is getting used to his new status as an international trailblazer and the poster boy for football in China. Things have gone dizzyingly fast for the former Arsenal trainee since he left west London for Beijing Sinobo Guoan in January for about £5 million. The 26-year-old made history as the first naturalised player to appear for China when he made his debut against the Philippines in June and his team could be crowned the Chinese Super League champions. When he arrived at a Portuguese airport he could not find the taxi driver to take him to…

Source: The Times October 13, 2019 23:02 UTC