With last season's tournament coming to an end, the gloom of the financial turmoil and the issue of unpaid salaries led to a number of international players in the Guangzhou team being targeted by other clubs, and Jiang's departure was already expected.
Nowadays, the Chinese Super League clubs that can default on wages are rare, and teams with solid financial foundations, such as Shanghai Hong Kong, have become Jiang's new targets for team selection.
For the player, perhaps it would be wiser to continue his career in a more solid environment. After all, Jiang is still expected to be the centerpiece of the Chinese men's football backline at the coming Asian Cup, barring unforeseen changes.
Jiang, a mainstay of Guangzhou's back four, moved to Guangzhou from Premier League side Everton in the 2019 season and completed the naturalization process in the same year. So far, he has played 14 matches for the Chinese men's soccer team and 61 matches for Guangzhou.
For the current Guangzhou team, Jiang's departure not only reduces the team's salary burden, but also inevitably weakens the team's overall strength. The challenge for Zheng Zhi is getting tougher and tougher as he tries to rationalize the deployment of players and develop the team's technical and tactical strategies. 14 rounds of matches have passed and the pressure of relegation is mounting with each passing day.
However, after a 4-1 victory, fans still chose to firmly support the Guangzhou team. Guangzhou team, go for it!
