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GEORGIOS SAMARAS is weighing up a move to Southampton after knocking back a massive £100,000 a week to play in China.

The Greek World Cup star was released by Celtic, insisting they failed to offer him a new deal.

Samaras was offered a bumper £5.5m-a-year, three-season contract by an unnamed Chinese club but rejected it because he doesn’t want to play in Asia.

It would have made him the highest paid Greek player of all time.

Samaras has also rejected a £25,000-a-week deal to play in Turkey with Besiktas and £30,000 a week from Russians Lokomotiv Moscow.

Samaras wants to continue his career in a top league in Europe.

He has been linked with Sevilla and Hamburg and has an offer from Southampton but wants to see how the St Mary’s club regroup from losing most of their top players this summer.