Harbour beat second-placed city rivals Shanghai Shenhua 5-0 in last night's Shanghai derby. After the battle, Shanghai Harbor widened the points gap with Shenhua to nine. After the game, Shenhua coach Wu Jingui patted Wu Lei on the shoulder to congratulate him. Shanghai media agreed that Harbor basically locked up the Super League title after winning the derby. No matter in terms of squad configuration, tactical play and foreign aid, Shanghai Harbor is at the top level of the Chinese Super League. In addition, the FA Cup can focus all the energy on the league. In addition, the main rivals Shandong Taishan, Wuhan Sanzhen and Beijing Guoan have many internal problems, which makes it difficult to narrow the points gap with the harbor.
The second news is related to Wuhan Sanzhen. According to blogger Xiaoqi 777, Wuhan Sanzhen withdrew Edmilson's registration for the Chinese Super League and added Malcolm. Malcolm, the golden boot of the Chinese Super League, returned to Sanzhen on loan. In order to free up the foreign aid quota for Malcolm, after careful consideration, SanZhen decided to revoke Edmilson's Chinese Super League registration. Edmilson's contract with Wuhan Sanzhen will expire at the end of this year. Up to now, he has played 14 CSL matches for Wuhan Sanzhen, including 5 goals in 7 starts. Although Edmilson is not visible in the Chinese Super League, Edmilson is still expected to represent Wuhan Three Town in the AFC Champions League. The performance in the AFC Champions League will also determine whether or not Wuhan Sanzhen extends Edmilson's contract. Besides Malcolm, Wuhan Three Town also brought in three domestic players, Duan, He Xi and Jiang Zhipeng, to strengthen their squad in this transfer window in order to achieve good results in the second half of the season in the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League.
The third piece of news is related to Beijing Guoan. Beijing Guoan club officially announced that Zhang Yuan, a player who previously played for Shenzhen, officially joined the club. Born in 1997, Zhang Yuan is a midfielder. He spent his early years studying in the Portuguese league and returned to China in 2017 to join Tianjin Quanjian and Guizhou Hengfeng. During this time, Zhang Yuan was selected for China's u17 and u23 national teams. Due to a serious crisis over Shenzhen's unpaid wages, Zhang Yuan was freed through arbitration and subsequently moved to Guoan on a free. Guoan general manager Li Ming personally finalized Zhang Yuan's transfer. It is reported that Zhang Yuan will wear the No. 21 gown for the Beijing Guoan Royal Forest Army.
The last news is related to Shandong Taishan player Wu Xinghan. During this transfer window, Shandong Taishan sent Wu Xinghan to Chinese first division team Nanjing. However, Wu Xinghan's transfer has not been officially announced yet. According to Ran Xiongfei, a well-known soccer media source, Wu Xinghan's transfer has not yet been officially announced, mainly because his identity is difficult to confirm. Once Wu Xinghan's identity is in question, he is likely to be banned by the CFA. This is likely to result in him joining Nanjing in a transfer deal.
