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Arjen Robben has ridiculed players choosing to move to the China at their peak, claiming they are 'wasting their careers'.

The 32-year-old recently signed a 12-month contract extension with Bayern Munich, despite lucrative offers from the Far East, and admitted he was stunned any player would choose cash over their careers.

"I am having a great time here at Bayern and I am playing at one of the best clubs in the world. I would not know where to move at my age," said Robben.

"A transfer to China would be something else entirely. That is basically acknowledging your career is over. I want to keep playing at the highest level as long as possible."

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He added: "I do not understand players going to China at the age of 27 or 28. Those guys are at the peak of their career. That is a waste really. You only get one career. I sort of understand players who are already in their 30s."

Oscar and Jon Obi Mikel both swapped Chelsea for China in recent weeks, with the former costing £60million despite not playing regularly for the Blues.

The January transfer window has also seen astronomical sums spent on the likes of Carlos Tevez and Axel Witsel while Diego Costa has emerged as a target for Tianjin Quanjian.

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Robben feels the money available has created "a certain madness" that is affecting both players and clubs.

"It is all about a certain madness that is ongoing in China right now," he told Radio 538. "They are offering some crazy figures. I also got some offers. The money on show is so crazy that you at least have to consider it.

"They are offering maybe four, five or six times the amounts you get at a big club. But money has never driven me. That is why I have had such a great career. It is about football for me."