So unless Oscar is willing to accept a pre-tax salary of €3 million or €2 million a year, or if he still has the motivation and goals to continue playing at the Harbour, his departure when his contract expires in 2024 is the big one.
So it's not a question of whether Oscar goes or not, it's a question of when exactly he goes, i.e. if he'll go early.
It's normal to plan ahead for the future.
At least from what Romano posted, it's not very likely that Oscar will say goodbye to the Seaports this season. He mentioned that Flamengo's timeframe for talks about signing Oscar is until next January, before the start of the Barclays Premier League's 2023 season.
And 2023 will indeed be a crucial year for Oscar and Shanghai Harbour Club to decide whether they can continue to work together.
While Oscar's contract runs through the end of 2024, the Central
national soccer team
The Association has only released the "Financial Indicators for Clubs in the Third Level Professional League for the 2021-2023 Season". The deadline is until December 31, 2023, when Oscar's original contractual salary exceeds the salary limit, and the difference in salary released is not included in the accounting of the player's salary and the club's total expenditure limit.
That means by 2024, there could be new changes. Such uncertainty has forced Oscar and his agent to plan ahead for the future.
Unlike Chinese players who against all odds are used to clubs often dragging their feet until the last minute before their contract expires to talk to you about renewing your contract, more professional foreigners generally leave more than a year's lead time.
For example, Hulk, whose contract expired in 2020 in the first place, had already begun negotiating a contract extension with Shanghai Harbour Club in the 2018 season; Oscar also signed a new contract extension with the club in 2019.
As you can see, it must not really be surprising that Oscar's name is now appearing in the transfer market rumors, it is quite normal.
It's more like an agent's initiative.
Romano has also become a well-informed transfer source in international football because he is well-connected in the soccer world, especially with the many agents he has very good relationships with, and such relationships are certainly mutually beneficial.
It is the most common formula in the transfer market for players and agents to put pressure on all parties by actively releasing information in order to raise their price and get a better point for a new contract.
I believe that, and
China Super League (soccer league)
The foreign aid salary limit is almost the same, can only offer 2 million to 3 million euros pre-tax annual salary Flamengo club will not be Oscar's first choice. Oscar's former teammates in the harbor team, back to the Brazilian championship to get soft Hulk, his pre-tax annual salary in Atletico Mineiro also did not exceed 3 million euros.
According to close sources close to Oscar, his wife, who has returned to Brazil, had thought earlier this year that she wanted her husband to "move a little," and for Oscar, who dotes on his wife, the family factor may be important.
But Oscar and his agent's team will surely consider the economic factor as well. After all, Shanghai Harbour Club does not have a problem with salary arrears, and even if he only stays until the end of 2023, he can at least guarantee that he will still have tens of millions of euros in his pocket for a year and a half.
So the only thing that could really move Oscar to leave in this summer's transfer window could be an invitation from a big club in a mainstream European league. If it is possible to get back into the highest level of European soccer, then there are certain sacrifices in salary that Oscar can accept.
But at least for the time being, there are no rumors of European clubs wanting to sign Oscar. Romano, who is very influential in Europe, released this news at this point in time, and added "Oscar is open to a transfer" at the end, probably to attract those European clubs who are interested in Oscar.
Harbor Club attitude is key
Of course, with two-and-a-half years left on his contract with the Seaports, Oscar would still need to see the attitude of Shanghai Harbour Club even if he wanted to move to Europe or Brazil this summer.
After completing a contract extension with Oscar, the heart of the team, back in 2019, the Seaport was aiming to play well in the 2020 season to ensure it gets the home-held
Club World Cup (soccer tournament)
Entries.
The Harbour have done a lot of other things to achieve this goal, such as signing Austrian international Arnautovic; running the New Crown outbreak in the early 2020's before it had even broken out
England Premier Soccer League
The Australian international Muy, who played soccer, came to replace Ahmadov, the Asian foreigner; even Hulk, who was considered to be too old, could have been replaced at the beginning of the season if it were not for the epidemic; and there were also the three Brazilian foreigners who entered the country through chartered flights before the international passenger flights were shut down. All of these illustrate the determination of the Harbour team to be able to compete for the title that year.
Now with the scheduled
Club World Cup (soccer tournament)
and Asia were canceled successively, and judging from the cost control of last year and this year's two seasons, Shanghai Harbour Club's desire to compete for the title through continuous big investment is also declining. This is the biggest variable in whether they are willing to keep Oscar, or whether they will let him go this year.
After all, Oscar's 10 million euro annual salary is a huge expense not only for Shanghai Harbor Club, but also for their parent company. If Oscar really says goodbye to the club early, it would be a good choice to save this huge amount of money from the club's financial point of view. (Zhou Zhou Shanghai Yu Jiong)
