Long trip to China paying off for former Everton defender Browning

FILE PHOTO: Football - Everton v Norwich City - Capital One Cup Fourth Round - Goodison Park - 15/16 - 27/10/15 Everton's Tyias Browning Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Matthew Childs

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tyias Browning was told it was too early to make the move to China but for the former Everton defender, the shift east has already given his career a significant boost.

Less than six months after joining World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro's Guangzhou Evergrande, Browning has traded life on the fringes at Everton for a starting role at one of Asia's biggest clubs.