After winning the Chinese Super League title, Wuhan Sanzhen has made considerable changes to its squad for the new season. Last season, the team's top scorer Malcolm moved to join Saudi giant Jeddah Inter Milan.
This is just the beginning of the restructuring of the team lineup of the Sanzhen club, and more players will leave Sanzhen next. At present, only Ren Hang and Wu Fei, the veterans of the first team of Sanzhen who are over 30 years old and whose contracts with the club have expired, have renewed their contracts, and the other players will leave the team in the winter window.
These players who will leave the team are also favored by other clubs. It is reported that Chinese Super League promotion horse Nantong Zhiyun had reached a consensus with Sanzhen's star center back Yin Yagi on his joining the team last season. If there are no surprises, the veteran will be free to join Nantong Jiyun in the winter window.
Yaji Yin, 33, was born in Spain. His father is Chinese and his mother is Spanish. Before becoming a naturalized player, he played six seasons in the Spanish C. In early 2016, Yin Yagi landed in the Chinese Super League, joining Changchun Yatai. In his two seasons with Yatai, he played in 23 Chinese Super League matches.
After the expiration of his contract with Yatai FC in 2018, Yin Yagi moved to Qingdao Yellow Sea in the Central League. Three years later, he moved to Wuhan Sanzhen. In his first season with Sanzhen, Yin Yagi became an absolute mainstay of the team's defense. This season, he represented Sanzhen in 30 matches in the Central League.
As a center back, Yin Yagi not only does his job in defense, but also plays a very important role in the team's corner kick tactics. This season, he scored a goal and gave two assists to his teammates, making a great contribution to Sanzhen's success in overtaking the first place in the Central League.
Last season, Yin Yagi's playing time dropped significantly as the team brought in a lot of strong local assistance and large foreign aid, only representing Tri-Town in 18 Super League matches. At the end of last year, Yin Yagi's contract with the Sanzhen club expired and was not renewed. He regained his freedom and was favored by the music department of Nantong Zhiyun. As things stand, Yin Yagi joined Nantong Zhiyun for the new season.
In addition, 3 Town's 28-year-old midfielder Duan Yunzi left the team at the end of last season. He is currently on a trial with a Chinese first division team in Nanjing. Whether he can officially join in the winter window depends on his performance in the trial.
After many first team players left the squad, the Three Town club have not taken much action in the player market. Currently, they have only brought in two new local players. One is Wang Yi, a former naturalized player from Shanghai Shenhua, and the other is Chen Yuhao, a starting wingback who played for Wuhan Changjiang last season.
Wang Yi and Chen Yuhao are both right backs. They brought in two right backs, which seems to mean that Deng Hanwen could leave the team in the winter window. Looking at the reality of the Super League clubs, if Deng Hanwen leaves Wuhan Sanzhen, his new home will likely be between Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Port
