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Marouane Fellaini: Manchester United midfielder agrees terms with Chinese club

By Simon StoneBBC Sport

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Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini
Fellaini has made 21 appearances in all competitions for Manchester United this season

Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini has agreed personal terms with Shandong Luneng with a view to moving to the Chinese club.

United are refusing to say whether a fee has been agreed for the Belgium player, who signed a new deal in 2018.

Fellaini, 31, was the first major signing of the post Sir Alex Ferguson era, joining for £27.5m on deadline day in the 2013 summer transfer window.

The Chinese transfer window closes on 28 February.

Fellaini signed a fresh two-year contract at Old Trafford last June but has has never won over the United fans despite regularly being selected by David Moyes, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho.

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  • Comment posted by Gooner, at 03:50 30 Jan 2019

    At 31, this about the money. No more big pay days after this. MF can leave with his head held high. Over 100 matches under 3 managers, says he had something to offer. No off-field dramas, fall-outs, complaining, or anything else negative, just a loyal pro footballer, who never complains if only on the bench. Plenty of fans and clubs would be happy to have a similar player available to their team.

  • Comment posted by PG11, at 01:54 30 Jan 2019

    Always gave his best in a Utd shirt even tho he wasn't a traditional Utd player - he deserves best deal he can get for himself! Got us out of more than one scrape under mourinho and apparently excellent pro so wish him the best

  • Comment posted by Mancunia, at 07:26 30 Jan 2019

    Good luck to the lad. He’s not a worldy but has been a great servant to United. I wish him well.

  • Comment posted by Ben84NZ, at 02:57 30 Jan 2019

    Always was a get out of jail player for all the utd managers he played under. Came up with important goals, strong tackler, team player. Agree not a utd player, but while he played at the club, the managers never played utd football.

  • Comment posted by bigkidderz, at 07:31 30 Jan 2019

    There goes their Plan B then!

    From a neutral perspective, he's done what he's been asked of at Utd. However he's not right for Utd and if they're going to get back to their former glory, replacing players like Fellaini with "Utd-style" players is a priority.

  • Comment posted by RealDeal78, at 09:58 30 Jan 2019

    A top professional, a game changer at times, yet has had to endure being the butt of numerous unfair jokes.

    If more players had a professional attitude like his, where you give your best despite what's being said by the media and so called football fans, football would be in a far better place.

  • Comment posted by Gild-Ath, at 10:27 30 Jan 2019

    As a United fan I want to say, thanks Marouane. He was played wrongly for first two years. The last couple of years he has played okay. This season he has played well. The media keep forgetting that the start of this season he was our best player. His attitude has been great this year. He has been playing football and not been using his elbows. Responsible for half our points early this season.

  • Comment posted by danielmanu96, at 00:12 30 Jan 2019

    Versatile player, and was brilliant at Everton- however never was, up to Manchester United standard. Jones, Rojo, Smalling, Lukaku and Valencia to follow him out please!

  • Comment posted by mouse1676, at 12:48 30 Jan 2019

    @52 again i go to my comments with regards to the national team of Belgium widely regarded as an excellent "footballing" team and he is a regular for them. he is a squad player and has more technical quality than people give him credit for. dont get me wrong i am not a big fan but i appreciate what he has done for the club and with all the negs against him too.

  • Comment posted by Noslunvet, at 17:10 30 Jan 2019

    As a loyall United fan i will be sorry to see him go. He has been treated unfairly by a minority of so-called fans. It is not his fault that he is not good enough for United. However, he always gives 100% and very often he made a difference, unlike some "star" players. All the best to Marouane i say.

  • Comment posted by TheMog, at 08:26 30 Jan 2019

    Better with his elbows than his feet .. He won't be missed

  • Comment posted by Mark, at 13:42 30 Jan 2019

    He was never a fit for Utd but always gave 100% while on the field - can't ask for more at the end of the day. I wish him the best in China.

  • Comment posted by Jaycee, at 10:23 30 Jan 2019

    Good luck Marouane! You did all that was asked of you and never complained publicly about being on the bench, or not being in the squad. You were always an option B for 3 of our Managers, but were never the attacking option that United fans craved for, when brought on. Hopefully, this will be the start of the exodus of Players who have long since gone past their 'best before' date at Old Trafford.

  • Comment posted by mouse1676, at 09:55 30 Jan 2019

    Fellaini vs henderson (liverpool long server) Fell signed 13/14 Hendo signed 11/12 trophies for Hendo 1 league cup and 4 runners up medals. Fellaini 1 fa cup, 1lg cup, 1 comm shield and 1 europa lg. also played 87 times for Belgium during their "GOLDEN GENERATION" Henderson played 48 games for england in possibly the most barren spell of english midfielders......

  • Comment posted by mouse1676, at 09:45 30 Jan 2019

    united fans/abus all saying Fellaini not a united player when you consider the players we have had O'Shea, Fletcher, Phil Neville and more and they are considered utd players. Utd have always been about a great attacking team but with added extras to change a game or change how we play. Our squad is what made us win the amount of championships we have won. top players win games squads win leagues

  • Comment posted by You, at 08:51 30 Jan 2019

    29. The start of your comment completely contradicts the ends... Scouse education for you.

    Good luck to Fellaini, came up with a lot of important goals that secured trophies. I don't think many thought he suited Man Utd. But he definitely won over a lot of fans with his impact from the bench. This article saying otherwise is nonsense...

  • Comment posted by Bitter and twisted ABUs, at 08:23 30 Jan 2019

    Can i pay for his taxi?

  • Comment posted by Taxi Driver, at 07:52 30 Jan 2019

    Good player.
    Good riddance.
    Not his fault he doesn't fit Manchester United.
    He fits plenty of other teams, and will be revered more elsewhere.

    Thanks but no thanks, good timing to leave. Good luck!

  • Comment posted by harvey uppal, at 14:18 30 Jan 2019

    Good decision, Lukaku next unless there's nobody else to man the pie stall at old trafford

  • Comment posted by Cotona, at 14:05 30 Jan 2019

    To be fair to him professional, always tried his hardest and didn't let the haters get him down. Played some of his best football under Jose, which kind of tells its own story. Good luck to him, will miss seeing someone who's all knees and elbows that isn't Henderson.

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