HONG KONG , and I'm ready for that next stage in my development and I felt that at Palace there wouldn't have been as many options to play first-team football."
An increasing number of England-born players have moved to leagues in Germany and the Netherlands due to the difficulty of breaking into Premier League sides. Donkin has sought the advice of his national team boss Louis Lancaster. He previously worked with Jadon Sancho, who has impressed since moving to Borussia Dortmund in 2017.
While he would prefer to stay in Europe, moving to China is also an option, with clubs granted spots in the squads to sign players from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau in addition to players from overseas. "I would have the opportunity to work with some very good European managers and with or against some top foreign players who play in that league, but at the moment I'm not sure. I need to see what's best for the next step," he said.