By James Hegarty
July 31 2002

Chinese player Fan Zhiyi has returned to Dundee after a long loan spell at Cosco Shanghaie. Fan had been on loan to Cosco while he was playing for China in the world cup. Fan Zhiyi has finally returned to dens after completing his loan deal with Chinese side Cosco Shanghai.

Fan will miss out on the game against Hearts this week mainly resting but he is expect to be back playing the rest of the season though this remains to be seen.

Fan played his final game for Cosco this Sunday and he was very distraught after failing to score and secure the victory for Cosco which resulted in a home defeat.  Fan is reported to have left the pitch crying.

Fan Zhiyi went on loan to China after he was ordered to return to China for the world cup. 

Fan ran into controversy in China when he allegedly took money to help kick China out of the world cup though Fan stresses that he would never do this to the country he loves.