The Chinese Super League (CSL) winter window transfer market has been very busy lately, as CSL teams are making every effort to bring in new assistance to strengthen their lineups in order to be better prepared to play the upcoming season in 2024.
Shandong Luneng, Shanghai Shenhua, Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Port, the traditional Chinese Super League giants, have all signed their favorite internal and external reinforcements. Luneng signed five new players in one go, namely Kazaishvili, Zeca, Gao Junyi, Peng Xinli, and Bi Jinhao; Shanghai Shenhua followed suit and signed four new players, namely Andre Luiz, Manafa, Gao Tianyi, and Xie Pengfei. Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Port are also mulling over their own heavyweight signings, and I'm sure there will be official announcements soon.
However, the most sensational signing of late has not come from these traditional Chinese Super League giants, but from a silent Chinese Super League promoted team. This team is the Sichuan Jiuiu team, which has just caught up with the Chinese Super League. According to Zhu Xiaolong, a reporter from Nanfang Daily, the Sichuan Jiuniu team recently signed a strong Brazilian winger worth more than 5 million euros on loan in the form of USL New York Brazilian striker Thiago Andrade.
Thiago Andrade, a Brazilian, is only 23 years old and in the prime of his career. Although he is average physically, he has the unique aura and talent of a Brazilian player, quick, explosive, a good passer, and creative in front of goal. In recent seasons, although he has only made 31 appearances and 13 starts in New York, he has contributed 5 goals and 4 assists to the team, showing good offensive efficiency up front. I believe that the addition of the powerful Brazilian winger will be a unique sight in the new season of the Chinese Super League, which will not only greatly improve the killing power of the Sichuan Jiuniu team in front of the field, but also greatly increase the viewing value of the new season of the Chinese Super League.
It is worth mentioning that the introduction of Thiago Andrade by Sichuan Jiuotou Niu is the light of City Football Group. The Sichuan Nine Nippers are part of the City Football Group, and the USL New York is part of the City Football Group, so they can like the talented Brazilian winger, more like an "internal mobilization" that doesn't cost a lot of money. What's more, they still signed Thiago Andrade on loan. Therefore, the signing of Sichuan Nine Bulls is quite a bit of "backing from a tree".
It is reported that in addition to signing Thiago Andrade, Sichuan Jiuniu will also sign the remaining two foreign aiders in the same way. The remaining two foreigners will also come from City Football Group and will not be lower than Thiago Andrade in terms of both value and individual ability. In this way, although Sichuan Jiuniu is a promoted team in the Chinese Super League, with the support of City Football Group's big tree, it could become a big dark horse team in the new season of the Chinese Super League, and is even expected to disturb the pattern of the Chinese Super League championship. All in all, Sichuan Jiuniu's new season is worth looking forward to.
