Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho won't block Wayne Rooney leaving for China.
The striker is now Manchester United's greatest goalscorer after hitting his 250th on Saturday.
Rooney, 31, could double his wages with a move to the Far East.
Boss Mourinho said: “I think the future belongs to him and what he wants in his career. The way he wants to end it, the way he wants to enjoy the last part, that belongs to him.
“I don't like to be critical of players who decide to go to China. It's their life, it's their career.
“The money is huge, the experience can also be interesting.
“I know some of my colleagues think they are more important than they are, and think they can interfere in the lives of other people, but I'm not that sort of guy.
“Could anyone have been critical of Zlatan if, last summer, he decided to go to China or USA, one guy who has had an amazing career — and it is the same with Wayne.
“To be honest, in Wayne's case, I have no idea, because he's never mentioned it to me."