Robbie Kruse and James Holland sign with China’s Liaoning Whowin

Socceroos Robbie Kruse and James Holland have signed for Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin.

James Holland, left, in action for Adelaide United last round.

Socceroos Robbie Kruse and James Holland have signed for Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin.

The twin transfers are yet to be confirmed but agent Ante Alilovic announced via Twitter yesterday that Kruse and Holland had agreed to terms with the club.

Kruse joins from Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen, while Holland played his last game for Adelaide United last weekend.

Liaoning reportedly paid a €500,000 ($710,000) fee to Leverkusen for Kruse with another undisclosed sum owed to Adelaide for Holland’s services.

It’s not known what the deals mean for Dario Vidosic and Michael Thwaite, who are now contracted to Liaoning Whowin. But it’s likely they will be released to make way for Kruse and Holland, with Vidosic previously linked to a move elsewhere in Asia and Thwaite to a return to the ­A-League.

The moves were nearly derailed because of changes to the CSL’s foreign player quota system earlier this week.

Three other Socceroos — Ryan McGowan (Henan Jianye), Trent Sainsbury (Jiangsu Suning) and Apo Giannou (Guangzhou R&F) — currently play in the Chinese Super League.

AAP