Crystal Palace captain Scott Dann has been linked with a shock move to China.

Beijing Guoan are among the clubs who have expressed an interest in the former Blackburn defender.

Dann, who is still recovering from a serious knee injury, would become the first well-known English player to move to China.

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Big names such as Oscar, Hulk and Carlos Tevez are playing in the Chinese Super League.

And the only Englishman to feature there is ex-Sheffield Wednesday striker Akpo Sodje.

The Daily Mail says Dann, 30, is concerned about his first-team opportunities at Palace and Beijing Guoan could offer him a way out.