If there is such a foreigner, 1.87 meters tall, header ability close to Malcolm, better foot skills than Davidson, fast, explosive explosive, black hard, if you are the boss of the music department of the Chinese Super League, do you want it? The answer is yes. However, such cost-effective foreign aid is something that can be met but not sought, and requires not only a certain amount of luck but also a vision of the music department's choices. This time, the new Chinese Super League champions Wuhan Sanzhen are once again ahead of the pack.
Wuhan Three Town, which was still playing in the lower league three or four years ago, staged the Kaiserslautern myth twice in a row, winning the China B Championship in the 2020 season, the China A Championship in the 2021 season, and the Chinese Super League Championship in the 2022 season, realizing a three-level jump. Especially in the 2022 season of the Chinese Super League, Wuhan Sanzhen can successfully win the championship, foreign aid played a big role. A good foreigner can not only create chances for his teammates, but also step up to solve problems at critical moments. Stancho and Malcolm are such foreigners.
However, with last season's Golden Boot Malcolm joining Saudi Arabia Nationals, Wuhan Three Town must find someone to fill the void as soon as possible, and Portuguese Super Rio Ave striker Abdulaziz Yakubu is the candidate mentioned at the beginning. According to several media reports at home and abroad, Yakubu is Wuhan Sanzhen's Plan A and is very close to joining the team as long as he successfully passes the medical examination. Yakubu is not on his old club's roster for the new round of the Portuguese Superliga and the two sides are in talks to leave the team.
Yakubu is a 24-year-old Ghanaian striker. Before arriving in the Superliga, Yakubu played 18 games for Rio Ave, contributing 9 goals and 3 assists. While the Portuguese Super League is not one of the top five leagues in Europe, it is one of the top two leagues in Europe. Given the current environment of the Superliga and the salary cap restrictions, it is unrealistic for teams to bring in stars from the top five leagues. Looking for foreigners from second-tier European leagues is a very good option. Past experience and lessons have also proven that the bigger the star, the more adapted he is to the Chinese Super League, but some unknown foreigners play very well.
In the new season of the Chinese Super League, if Wuhan Three Town wants to defend the title, it is very important to keep the champion team, especially the foreigners. According to the latest news, Wuhan Sanzhen rejected the offer from Bundesliga club Stuttgart and successfully retained Stanciu, the centerpiece of last season's midfield and the champion. Stanciu is not only the midfield conductor of Wuhan Sanzhen, but also has excellent free kick skills. As for Edmilson, Wallace and Davidson, they applied to the club for an extended vacation. The stay of these three is a variable and the focus of Wuhan Three Town's next step.
As the champion of the Chinese Super League, Wuhan Three Town has another important task, which is the Asian Championship. In the past two seasons, due to special reasons, the Chinese Super League could only send its youth army to participate in the AFC Champions League, and the result was a disastrous defeat, which made Chinese soccer lose its voice in Asia and its image was in tatters. Wuhan Sanzhen and Shandong Taishan entered the AFC Champions League as the Chinese Super League champions and FA Cup champions respectively. Zhejiang and Shanghai Port will participate in the play-offs, and the new Chinese Super League BIG4 will be tasked with the responsibility of righting the name of the Chinese Super League. Wuhan Three Town, in particular, still have hopes of making it to the knockout stage if they make it to the AFC Champions League.
