Chelsea's Lampard, Man Utd's Rio China bound?

Chelsea's ageing stars Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba are being offered an escape route in the Chinese Super League who are also trying to lure Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand. Chinese club Guizhou Renhe are willing to pay the Manchester United and Chelsea stars a whopping £250,000-a-week each to persuade them to quit the Premier League this summer, The Sun reported in an exclusive. Guizhou chairman Wang Guolin said: "I want the best team in China and we are prepared to invest a lot of money to bring Ferdinand and Lampard to us. "Many people here watch the Premier League and know how good the two players are." Rivals Shanghai Shenhua also want Lamppard's Chelsea team-mate Didier Drogba and are making Jose Mourinho an astonishing offer, the report added. he Real Madrid boss has been promised £300,000-a-week to take over. But he is expected to snub the approach to stay in Europe and possible return to the Premier League. eanwhile, former England boss Sven Goran Eriksson is set to become head coach of football in Yunnan province. Super-agent Pini Zahavi, who is Ferdinand's agent, is masterminding many of the new deals in China. Zahavi said: "When the Chinese want to achieve something they do it. "Football has become a big business for them now and they want to bring in the best players and managers."