Gazzamercato.it reports that Heung Min Son and Shinji Okazaki were targeted by Erick Thohir when he bought the club in 2013 to grow the club in Eastern Asia. At the time Son and Okazaki were plying their trade with Bayer Leverkusen and Mainz respectively but now play for Tottenham and Leicester. A missed opportunity it would seem but with the introduction of Suning, who’ve grown the club in China the blow has been softened.

Source: Gazzamercato.it