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City land China left back Sun

First Published: Feb 26, 2002

Chinese defender Sun Jihai has joined Manchester City in a £2 million transfer.

The 25 year old left back was signed two years ago by Crystal Palace but returned to China to complete World Cup qualifiers and join Dalian Shide.

Dalian have won six of the eight championships since the Chinese game turned professional and have cashed in on Sun who has a three year contract with City who are chasing promotion to the Premiership.