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30th December 2016
04:28pm GMT

"If an opportunity came along - I am contracted to the Premier League - but I have to look at my long-term strategy of my career. How long can I last as a referee? I have been in the Premier League 12 years. It's been a wonderful 12 years.
"There is no offer on the table but if they made an offer it would be under consideration. But at the moment I still enjoy working for the Premier League and UEFA."
As his quotes filtered on to social media, it soon became clear that plenty of other people were 'open' to the idea of him relocating to the other side of the planet.
https://twitter.com/23Newms/status/814809024009039872 https://twitter.com/andrewmatson66/status/814124513369657344 https://twitter.com/neilpt7e/status/814845435726753792 https://twitter.com/Panayisalad/status/814812741055680512 https://twitter.com/fadge76/status/814849632580829184 https://twitter.com/UrbanWordsmith/status/814842855646707712 Others were more concerned that other Premier League referees were being overlooked by the Chinese Super League... https://twitter.com/LukeCox20/status/814853905809018880 While plenty of people appeared quite happy at the thought of Clattenburg starting out on a brand new Chinese adventure, Matt here was looking at it from his point of view... https://twitter.com/MattJamesJoy/status/814833708150779904 This point considered, it'd be tough to blame him for moving on.Explore more on these topics: