Miroslav Klose, the FIFA World Cup’s all-time top scorer and current head coach of 1. FC Nürnberg, hinted at a possibility for Chinese football during a visit to Shenzhen’s Nanshan District on May 25: a Chinese player might one day represent his club.

The German football legend was part of a 20-member delegation from the City of Nuremberg, led by Mayor Marcus König. The group also included Thomas Jung, mayor of Fürth, and Ben Schwarz, district head of Roth. The visit to Nanshan marked an official exchange between the sister cities of Shenzhen and Nuremberg.