As the years go by, the day of April 29th witnessed the end of the winter transfer window of the 2022 season of the Chinese Super League, and the transfer situation of Guangzhou's team is coming to light.
The return of core players such as Zhang Linpeng, Gao Junyi, Liao Lisheng, He Chao, Liu Dangzheng, Deng Hanwen and Zhong Yihao, as well as the return of players such as Aixon, Golat, Alan, Fernando, Luo Guofu and Meifang, made the Guangzhou team a "supermarket" like squad that welcomed 29 players back to the team during the winter transfer window. It is worth mentioning that core players such as Wei Shihao chose to stay in the team, and naturalized player Jiang Guangtai also has a promising future and is expected to continue to play for Guangzhou.
Affected by the club's business difficulties, Guangzhou decided to play the new season of the Chinese Super League with a full Chinese class of young players, which undoubtedly means the team will face new challenges in the transfer market.
Zhang Linpeng, the eight-time Chinese Super League champion and two-time AFC Champions League winner, spent 11 seasons with Guangzhou and will now return home to Shanghai Harbour and the start of his career. Despite coming from the Genbao training base on Shanghai's Chongming Island and starting his career with Shanghai Dongya, Zhang Linpeng has achieved greatness with Guangzhou, becoming one of the top defenders in Asia, dedicating his youthful years to the city of Guangzhou and forging a deep bond with the team.
In the final round of last season's Chinese Super League, Zhang Linpeng missed a penalty at a crucial moment, causing his team to lose the league's second place, and after the match, "Zhang Moss" felt remorseful. The penultimate round of last season, 2-0 victory over Changchun Yatai, for the Guangzhou team in the Tianhe Sports Center, the season home farewell game, Zhang Linpeng after the game to show the side of the soft side of the iron man, with tears in his eyes, he thanked the wind and rain in the support of the Guangzhou fans, and now this "desperate boy" will also be reluctant to say goodbye.
In addition to Zhang Linpeng, Gao Zhunyi, He Chao, Liu Dangzuo and Deng Hanwen have all joined Chinese Super League promotion rival Wuhan Sanzhen, Liao Lisheng has moved to defending champion Shandong Taishan, and Zhong Yihao has been transferred to Henan Songshan Longmen. Several key players are in their prime, including Zhang Linpeng, Gao Junyi and Liu Dengzuo, who were all selected for the National Football League's World Qualifying 12.
It is reported that several players have parted ways with the club peacefully and returned to the team in free agency after giving up their salary arrears and remaining contracts. Naturalized player Jiang Guangtai previously applied to the Arbitration Commission of the Football Association to restore free agency on the grounds of unpaid wages, which has not yet been concluded, and the two sides are still in the process of negotiation.
As the winter transfer window for the 2022 Chinese Super League season has closed, Jiang Guangda, who failed to complete the transfer, is too likely to stay in the team, and Guangzhou team is also very hopeful that he can play with the team in the Chinese Super League. Guangzhou only signed 21-year-old defender Liang Peiwen of Hubei Young Stars before the winter transfer window closed.
Wei Shihao stays with the team
So, Guangzhou's transfer wave has come to an end. Despite the serious loss of the main players, there are also some joys, Wei Shihao, Yang Liyu, Zhang Xiuwei, Yan Dinghao, Li Xuepeng and Wu Shaochong confirmed to stay in the team, together with last season's emerging stars such as Ling Jie, Tan Kayuan and Hou Yu, and if Jiang Guangtai can be secured to continue to play, Guangzhou's main lineup has gradually become clear, and the overall point of view is that it is still capable of gaining a foothold in the Super League in the new season.
