As the league has been using a match system for the past two and a half seasons, the veteran Chinese Super League team Guoan was unable to meet their fans at home. In addition, the club's financial situation, the team's league results have been greatly affected.
With 2023 approaching and the new Workers' Stadium now officially in use, the Guoan team back at home will need to reward their fans' attention with good results. Therefore, Guoan's signings this season will be greater than the past two seasons. Currently, Guoan has signed two new players, former Taishan national striker Fang Hao and Brazilian back-rower De Souza.
After the Chinese Super League transfer window officially opens, Guoan will continue to strengthen the team lineup through signings. According to the well-known domestic soccer media reports, Guoan club will comprehensively enhance the team lineup in the winter transfer window this year.
From the actual situation of the current team, the new season Guoan in addition to the back line and midfield, there is a position in urgent need of strengthening, which is the goalkeeper position of the Guoan team has been proud of over the years.
As we all know, since the AA era, Guoan has not lacked good goalkeepers. However, in recent years, the aging of the team's personnel and the young players of the ladder have not been given much opportunity to exercise, and now the position of the goalkeeper of Guoan has appeared.
Currently, Guoan's first team has four goalkeepers, namely: 34-year-old Housen, 30-year-old Zou Dehai, 26-year-old Guo Quanbo and 22-year-old Ma Kunyue.
Last season, Housen was still the No. 1 goalkeeper for Guoan, but as he got older, Housen's form dropped dramatically and he made cheap mistakes in many games.
Therefore, coach Stanley once used Zou Dehai to replace Housen as the starting goalkeeper of Guoan team, but Zou Dehai's psychological quality is obviously not qualified, and his performance in the league is not as good as Housen's, so he was discarded again after a few games.
Guo Quanbo was undersized and didn't train hard enough back then, and has now completely lost his place in the team. Although the young Ma Kunyue is in good physical condition, he lacks game experience, and the new season Guoan coaching staff is certainly not likely to take the risk of starting with U23.
Therefore, the new season of Guoan urgently need to bring in a goalkeeper who had enough fighting power that year. Now there is a very suitable candidate in the transfer market, he is the goalkeeper Han Jiaqi who played in Guangzhou last season.
Han Jiaqi, 23, is a native of Beijing. He played for the U19 and U23 ladders of Portugal's Super Aves Sport before entering the Chinese Super League.Upon his return to China in 2019, Han Jiaqi joined the Guangzhou R&F (Guangzhou City) team.
Han Jiaqi began to make a name for himself in the CCL during the 2020 season. This season, he was rehired by then-coach Van Bronckhorst, making him the youngest starting goalkeeper in the 2020 season in the CSL.
Han Jiaqi was selected for the U21 national team at the end of 2020 due to his outstanding performance in the league. Early last year, he was also named to the training roster of the adult national team coached by Li Xiaopeng. Han Jiaqi rose to fame in World War I at the East Asian Cup last July. He made five key saves to secure China's goal in the match between the national soccer team and Japan, helping the national soccer team to a 0-0 draw.
Back in the Chinese Super League, Han Jiaqi is still performing well. He caught the attention of Beijing fans when he pounced on two consecutive penalty kicks from Guoan's top scorer Zhang Yuning in the match between Guangzhou and Guoan.
Han Jiaqi's outstanding performances in league and international matches have made Han Jiaqi the most popular goalkeeper in the Chinese Super League. At the end of last month, he was also unquestionably named to the national soccer team for the Asian Games.
Due to Guangzhou City FC's serious financial situation, most of the team's key players have already left the club and Han Jiaqi is looking for a new next home for himself. By taking this opportunity, Guoan can recruit the popular international player, which not only adds a Beijing element to the team, but also allows the team to not worry about not having a good goalkeeper for the next 10 years.
Of course, it's hard for Guoan to bring in Han Jiaqi. Currently, several Chinese Super League clubs are planning to bring him in. As for whether Guoan can successfully bring in Han Jiaqi this season, it depends on whether their offer can satisfy the popular international player.
