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    Beijing Guoan must pay to keep Griffiths

    Thursday, November 5, 2009

    Australian A-League club Newcastle Jets say Chinese Super League champions Beijing Guoan will have to pay one million dollars (908,000 US) to keep striker Joel Griffiths, reports said Friday.Griffiths, 30, was Beijing's joint top scorer as they claimed their first Chinese title last month and reportedly want to keep him on their roster next season.Media reports here said Beijing wanted to roll over an existing loan deal with the Jets for another year, an arrangement that would cost them $US300,0 ...

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