The first news today is related to Shanghai harbor. The Chinese Super League teams have started training and preparing for the new league season. But the new head coach of Shanghai Seaport has not settled down yet. According to media person Miao Yuan, Shanghai Seaport is ready to poach Henan Songshan Longmen's head coach Javier to be the new head coach of the team and signed a contract of 4 million euros per year for two years to him. Although Henan Songshan Longmen officially announced that Javier will continue to serve as the first-team head coach. Javier himself has already dug in to do business in Shanghai harbor. According to reporter Lumi, Javier will discuss with Mt. Henan Longmen in the near future whether to continue to pay Henan fees.
The second news is related to the study abroad international player Li Lei. According to the Swiss media Nau.ch Chinese player Li Lei has reportedly submitted an application to Grasshopper to leave the club. A few days ago, Grasshopper club president Sun Xiaotian resigned, which made Li Lei very sad and worried about the future of the club. After much deliberation, Li Lei made the decision to leave the team. In order to lower his salary, the club has agreed to Li Lei's request to leave the team. After staying abroad for more than a year, Li Lei contributed assists in 14 games for Grasshopper. Ending his study abroad career, Li Lei will likely return to the Chinese Super League to join his old employer Beijing Guoan.
The third piece of news is related to Guangzhou midfielder Zhang Xiuwei. According to media reports, Guangzhou midfielder Zhang Xiuwei has left the team. It is understood that Zhang Xiuwei has now regained his freedom. The young and famous Zhang Xiuwei has a high soccer talent. He was once known as China Modric and made his mark in the Chinese national youth team. He joined two Chinese Super League clubs, Tianjin Quanjian and Guangzhou. Guangzhou's financial crisis was eased when Zhang Xiuwei left the city for a trial with Guangzhou City, another team in Guangzhou. The club is confident that the issue will be resolved before the arrival of the Chinese Super League entry qualification.
The last piece of news is related to the national soccer team. The Chinese Football Association has officially appointed Yang Kovic as the new coach of the national soccer team. According to the latest news from Soccer News, if there are no surprises, all three naturalized international players, Li Ke, Ekerson and Jiang Taitai, will be on the new national soccer training list. Another naturalized international player, Alan, has been in contact with the National Management Department of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) and hopes to represent China in the Asian Cup. Allan currently plays for Brazilian side Fluminense. In the Rio Week match in early February, Allan scored twice in his debut and is in good form. But he's still fighting for a starting spot, and Aho Lan says he's in Asia.
