Mark Clattenburg poised to QUIT as Premier League referee with move to MLS or China on cards

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Mark Clattenburg may have refereed his last Premier League game.

According to The Sun, the official is disillusioned by a lack of support from top-flight bosses and plans to quit before the next round of fixtures.

Clattenburg is reported to have approached Professional Game Match Officials Limited – the body which oversees match officials – before Christmas to ask to be released from his contract.

The 41-year-old, who refereed last season’s Champions League final and the Euro 2016 final, is said to have grown tired of the level of scrutiny which comes with officiating in English football.

Clattenburg is now expected to be released from his contract after talks with the PGMOL failed to convince him to stay on.

He is understood to be weighing up whether to continue refereeing elsewhere, with the Chinese Super League and Major League Soccer reportedly eager to recruit him.