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Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg is a target for China’s big money football revolution.

Clattenburg, 41, was on Tuesday crowned the best referee in the world at the prestigious Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai.

The China Super League has been well represented at the two day event and are trying to build up their reputation for recruiting the biggest names.

FIFA official Clattenburg, who took charge of the FA Cup final, Champions League final and Euros final in 2016, would be seen as a massive coup.

China have been beset by a string of match fixing and corruption scandals within football and they want to be seen to be cleaning up their act.

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China have already made overtures to the biggest stars in the Premier League as Wayne Rooney has had offers of up to £700,000-a-week.

John Terry and Alexis Sanchez have also had huge offers to go to play football in China.

But it is clear that Clattenburg is also on their radar as they look to recruit top officials and football administrators to build up their league.

It was revealed recently that former Premier League referee Howard Webb has twice been interviewed for the job as head of referees in the MLS.