10 April 2019 - 12:05 PM

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Getty Images | The Premier League is looking into the Chinese ownership of Southampton. in 2017 Gao Jisheng, here with Chairman Ralph Krueger (L), took over Southampton via a company with same name as a China-based business

Premier League probes possible Chinese-state influence in Southampton

Southampton-owner Gao Jisheng sold shares in his Chinese company to the Chinese state.
Premier League concerned that the UK company owning Southampton is linked to Jisheng’s Chinese firm.

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