Danish Tofting joins Chinese soccer league

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Danish Tofting joins Chinese soccer league

Danish midfielder Stig Tofting has signed for the Tianjin club, the Chinese first division side announced on Thursday.

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Danish midfielder Stig Tofting has signed for the Tianjin club, the Chinese first division side announced on Thursday.

No more details were revealed about the 34-year-old's contract but club manager Zhang Yifeng said they would sign Tofting "at allexpense".

"Tofting has formally signed the contract with the club this morning after the two sides reached agreement on the transfer fee," said Zhang.

"With 10 days of trial, Tofting has impressed the club deeply and we were delighted to get our fourth and last foreigner to complete the quota of foreign imports," Zhang added.

The Danish international, who has just been released from prison in Denmark after serving most of a four-month sentence for serious assault, picked the No. 12 jersey.

Tofting, a key member of the Danish squad at the 2002 World Cupfinals, has won 41 caps and previously played for English side Bolton Wanderers.

Tianjin is currently 10th on eight points in the standings of the 15-team league.

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