West Brom owner Guochuan Lai is being linked with a move for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.

The Express & Star says the Chinese businessman, who bought the Baggies off Jeremy Peace for more than £175 million last August, is now looking to extend his footballing portfolio with an affiliation to the Bundesliga club.

According to reports in Germany, Werder's directors are flying out to China this summer to hold talks with Yunyi Guokai Sports Development, the investment company Lai set up last year to buy Albion.

It comes after Lai bought Chinese striker Yuning Zhang from Vitesse Arnhem on a three-year deal and loaned him to Bremen for two years.