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The Guangzhou-based club confirmed on social media that they have signed a contract with Menez. In July, Menez will fly to China to start training with the new team. This information has caused a fever in the football world of the billion-people country because after Oscar, Fellaini..., Menez is probably the most famous player in the world football to come to China to play.
But Menez's case is very different from the above stars. He announced his retirement in September last year. The player left Bari after the end of the 2023/24 campaign. He spent the summer of 2024 looking for a team but was unsuccessful. That is why after the transfer market closed, Menez decided to hang up his boots.
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More than half a year later, Menez may have decided to return because he was impressed by the ambition of Canton United. This team only plays in the Chinese Fourth Division, on paper it is an amateur club.
But they are applying to join the Hong Kong Premier League (China). This tournament has only had 9 teams for many years, and they are always looking for a 10th name to join to increase competition and also to make it easier to arrange the match schedule.
If successful, Canton United will be a formidable name in the Hong Kong Premier League (China). Menez will have the 12th club in his career. He has played for PSG, Milan, Roma... The 38-year-old striker's most successful period was with PSG, when he helped the club win 2 Ligue 1 championships. Menez has played 24 times for the French national team, scoring 2 goals.
Source: https://tienphong.vn/ngoi-sao-24-lan-khoac-ao-dt-phap-dat-sang-trung-quoc-thi-dau-nghiep-du-post1747204.tpo
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