At one time it looked as if Chinese investors would be the next big wave in European football. But then the Chinese state clamped down on the outflow of capital, preferring money to be spent on the domestic game. The record of Chinese investors has been mixed. Fosun has played a key role in the transformation of Wolves into one of the leading clubs outside the 'big six'. They have invested tens of millions of pounds since 2016. Many Wolves fans hope that they could become the club to break the dominance of the top six, although others aspire to that role. However, Chinese businessman Tony Xia was forced to sell his majority stake in Aston Villa prior to the club earning promotion to the Premier League through the play offs. For many years, Southampton was seen as one of the solid mid-table clubs in the top flight with no danger of relegation and an outside chance of a place in Europe (they qualified for the Europa League twice, once for the play offs and once for the gro...