Defender of Barcelona Javier Mascherano does not fit Tianjin Quanjian because of age.

Javier Mascherano previously admitted that he could leave Barcelona at the end of the season. Media attributed interest to Argentinean Tianjin Quanjian.

Chinese club hurried to refute information.

"These rumors do not have a truth behind them. At this stage, we have no intention to buy Mascherano, "- said the representative of the club in an interview with Tianjin Today Evening News.

"We will try to improve our results in the next season, and Mascherano is already too old to fit into our plans".

In the ending season of the Chinese Championships, Tianjin Quanjian led by Fabio Cannavaro took third place, losing to the champion (Guangzhou Evergren) 10 points. After this, Cannavaro went to work with Evergreen, and Tianjin Quanjian took the Portugueseman Paulo Souza.

Mascherano, who is now recovering from a hamstring injury, this season only appeared 6 times on the field in the matches of La Liga.

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