On the evening of March 29, Beijing time, the German Transfer Market confirmed that Chinese Super League giants Beijing Guoan have officially signed three free agents in Yang Liyu, Fang Hao and Feng Boxuan. After gaining access to the Chinese Football Association for the new season, the Chinese Super League's Royal Liners have begun a frenzy of recruitment and reinforcement. Yang Liyu will reportedly wear Guoan's No. 17 jersey and Fang Hao will wear No. 18. Guoan will hold a meeting with new recruits for the 2023 season on Saturday and officially announce that several new recruits will join them.
Of the three, the biggest brand is Yang Liyu, who was born in 1997 and played abroad in the Portuguese league. Upon his return to China, he joined the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers before moving to Guangzhou. Under Cannavaro's training, Yang Liyu made huge strides and won the 2019 Chinese Super League title with the team. After losing many of his key players last season, Yang Liyu became an absolute key player for Guangzhou. contributing 9 goals in 32 matches and performing quite well.
Feng Boxuan, born in 1997, also went abroad to play in the Portuguese league and joined Guangzhou after returning to China. In the past three seasons, Feng Boxuan has excelled at Henan Songshan Longmen. He played as a defender and made 67 appearances for the team, delivering 4 goals and 3 assists. His arrival undoubtedly complements the thickness of Guoan's backline lineup.
As for Fang Hao, born in 2000, he made his debut in Shandong Taishan youth training. He showed his senior happiness in the Dubai Cup match against Thailand. Recently, Fang Hao played with the Chinese Asian Games team in a warm-up match away to New Zealand U22. Last season, Fang Hao only played three times at Taishan. Now, after moving to Guoan, he is expected to get more time to work on his game.
Guoan performed poorly last season and only ranked seventh. After gaining access to the new season, Guoan is expected to make a comeback and compete with Wuhan Sanzhen and Shandong Taishan for the league title in the new season.
