Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has been warned to do his research before making a move to China.
Jack Sealy, 29, plays for Changchun Yatai in the north of the country, while there have been suggestions that Rooney could depart Manchester United for China in the near future.
Sealy told The Sun: "It's vital Wayne does his research and I don't just mean Google. He should come and check the place out before putting pen to paper — otherwise he might regret it.
"China is not like Manchester. He will be hard pressed to find any similarities here. The culture is different, the food is different, the people are different and the football is different. He should be prepared for that and it's vital he keeps an open mind.
"My simple advice to Wayne would be to stick to a club that is near or in the southern cities of Shanghai, Beijing or Guangzhou. These places are modern, developed and have an international population.
'But if he was to stray up to my city, Changchun, or go somewhere like Yanbian, he might not like it and want to come home after a few months."