Carrasco confident of World Cup place

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Carrasco has signed for Dalian Yifang. AFP

Yannick Carrasco is not worried that his move to Chinese club Dalian Yifang from Atletico Madrid could affect his chances of making the Belgium squad at this summer's World Cup.

Carrasco made the move to China, along with Nico Gaitain, for a combined fee of €44million.

"My distance from the European continent does not mean that my ambition to participate in the World Cup is reduced," he said. "I will make the necessary efforts to show the coach of the Belgian team that I am ready to participate in the World Cup in Russia this summer."

Carrasco had fallen out of favour at Atletico Madrid this season, not far removed from scoring in the Champions League final in 2016.

"The Chinese championship is booming, the working conditions are excellent, the new infrastructures are modern and they are available for both players and fans. The level of play improves every season," he went on to say. "Along with Hulk, [Ezequiel] Lavezzi, [Fabio] Capello and, of course, my friend [Axel] Witsel, I will contribute to the development of football in a country that is passionate about football."

The CSL season begins this week and Carrasco could make his debut against Shanghai SIPG.