News flash: March 22, the Chinese football world ushered in a heavy transfer, Guangzhou local star Liao Lixiang officially transferred to Shandong Taishan, opening a new chapter of his career.
The 28-year-old Liao Lixin joined Guangzhou in 2013
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, with his outstanding performance, he appeared in 17 games for Guangzhou last season, contributing 1 goal and 2 assists and delivering 21 key passes. In addition, he showed all-round ability with 26 steals, 27 blocks and 16 clearances.
In 2021, as the third phase of the Chinese Super League (CSL) was about to begin, Liao was in a no-contract situation due to the expiration of his contract. However, with the extension of the Chinese Super League tournament and its holding across the year, Guangzhou renewed Liao's short-term contract to ensure that he would be able to complete the full season. In the last 8 rounds of the tournament, Liao Lixiang shined, not only in full attendance, but also with his strength widely recognized, and quickly became the meat and potatoes of the transfer market. As a versatile player, he can play in a number of positions such as back, front and right back.
Before the season was over, several clubs expressed interest in Liao Lixiang, Shandong Taishan being one of them. At first, Taishan was more concerned about the renewal of the contract of the core midfielder Moises. But on January 18th, another international player Xu Xin refused to renew his contract, and Taishan quickly launched a search for a new midfielder. In addition to Liao Lixiang, there was another current international back-rower under consideration, but Liao Lixiang quickly became the preferred choice due to contractual issues.
The key factor that attracted Liao to the Taishan team was its glorious status as double champions. Although the package on offer is not the most lucrative, the strict adherence to the new Chinese Super League (CSL) policy, coupled with the team's platform and longstanding and secure position as a CSL powerhouse, are advantages that make them highly attractive in the Chinese soccer landscape. Considering that Liao and Taishan's Wang Tong, Shi Ke, Wu Xinghan and Liu Binbin have played alongside each other in the national Olympic team and have a tacit understanding with Wang Dalei, Jin Jingdao and Duan Liuyu in the national team, it is believed that he will be able to quickly integrate into the team. It is worth mentioning that the head coach Hao Wei had
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He has worked with Liao Lixiang in the past and knows him very well.
Liao is currently in the UAE with the national team preparing for the next two matches of the 12-team tournament.
