For Shandong Taishan, the goal for next year is to win the Chinese Super League and the AFC Cup. From the current point of view, the Shanghai duo will be the main competitors of Shandong Taishan next season. This season, these two teams took away the Super League and AFC Cup titles from Shandong Taishan respectively, making Shandong Taishan the runner-up in the domestic tournament. It can be said that Shandong Taishan team is full of resentment. As a result, they have acted quickly in attracting reinforcements this season, and have already identified two major foreign aiders. However, the progress of Shandong Taishan's reinforcement has been stagnant in recent times, with the two main foreign aiders still needing to be resolved and no news on the funding issue yet.
For Shandong Taishan team, the previous Luneng era can be said to have brought a lot of glory to Shandong soccer. In addition, the biggest shareholder of Shandong Taishan team is the State Grid, which means they never worry about the financial problems. Therefore, during the Luneng era, Shandong Taishan team brought in many top foreign aiders. Nowadays, Shandong Taishan team has undergone a shareholding restructuring, and the State Grid has given its forty percent stake to Jinan Wentian. Now, Jinan Wentian does not have any money to invest, which makes Shandong Taishan team face great trouble in terms of money.
Currently, Shandong Taishan team's expenses on reinforcements are not as generous as before. Last season, due to limited funds, they could only bring in some players with expired contracts. And it has been a long time since last season, and the rumors about a new gold owner joining the team have not been given any definite news. Everyone is very much looking forward to it and hopefully this problem will be solved quickly. If the problem is not solved, Shandong Taishan team will face financial difficulties to bring in new players. Whether Shaneng Group will join the team or Luneng Group will take over again has become the center of attention.
Another reason why Shandong Taishan's third foreign aid has not been finalized in recent times is that the team has not yet decided on the retention of two foreign aiders. One of them is Leonardo, who has performed very well this season and played for two clubs. Although his strength is good, but did not get Choi Kang-hee's favor. Originally, the West Asian team was interested in bringing in Leonardo, and the bid was not low, but due to his nonchalant performance in the AFC Champions League, he was suspended for many games, so he basically can't participate in the AFC Champions League next season.
This makes his transfer even more difficult, and then there is Pato, who was just introduced in the middle of last season. Despite his outstanding performance in the Indonesian league, he came to the Chinese Super League only to feel that the strength of the Chinese Super League is stronger than that of Indonesia, which is also the reason why he was often injured in the Shandong Taishan team, where the confrontation is more intense. According to his ability, it is difficult to meet the requirements of Shandong Taishan team. But for Pato, he will not leave easily. On the one hand, he wants to prove himself again, and on the other hand, the salary offered by the team is much higher than what he earns in the Indonesian league. As long as he insists on following his contract, there is no argument.
Therefore, as long as these two foreigners are retained, together with the two new recruits already confirmed, plus Cressan and Jadson, the team already has six foreigners. The foreign aid quota has been filled, so no other foreign aid can be brought in. The team's greatest need to bring in strong foreign aid now is at the back position. Although Cui Kangxi already has a target, but can not solve the problem of two foreign aid, the team can not go further in terms of attracting reinforcements. I hope Shandong Taishan can speed up and complete the team's upgrade as soon as possible.
