MANCHESTER City defender Sun Jihai has admitted that he may be forced to end his six-year association with the Premier League club this summer.

The China international is out of contract at Eastlands at the end of this season, but believes he will have no problem finding another club in England.

Sun, 30, has played 150 games for City since joining in February 2002 from domestic league champion Dalian, and he is the only player remaining from that era along with captain Richard Dunne.

But Britain’s Daily Mirror reported last week that China’s most successful overseas export would be shown the door at the end of the season by Thai owner Thaksin Shinawatra.

Sun, the first Chinese player to score a goal in England’s top flight, admitted he was in the dark, but added other Premier League and Championship clubs had approached him.

“No one has told me or my agent that the club would not extend my contract. So, before the final decision is announced, nothing is guaranteed,” he told Chinese media over the weekend.

“My first choice is to stay at Manchester City, but clubs in the Premier League and Championship are very interested.

“A Premier League club even faxed me the draft contract. But I cannot tell you which club.”(SD-Agencies)