The tug-of-war between Artemisia and Wuhan has been long and winding, from the initial contact to the official signing of the contract. At the beginning of the year, Wuhan offered the
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The captain threw out the olive branch, but always lingered in the dark. Until the second half of this month, the transfer matters only substantive progress. From this point of view, Artemisia joined the Wuhan team, more like a years of preparation under the "lightning marriage".
Prepared since March last year
At the end of last year, Shandong Taishan won
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Shortly after winning the Cup, rumors abounded that Artemisia would be joining Wuhan next season. One of the convincing reasons was that former manager Li Xiaopeng would be coaching in Wuhan. The two had a strong relationship during their time at Shandong Luneng. Add to that the fact that Artemisia Junmin's playing time dropped sharply in the second half of the season, and even in the
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Having been substituted after only 45 minutes in the Cup final, a change of scenery might have been more conducive to the continuation of his career. However, Artemisia still has a one-year contract with Shandong Taishan, and with a significant annual salary, his move is more likely to take place at the end of 2021. But Wuhan, who are eager to expand their squad, still have him as their top target. Especially after the first half of the first phase of the Chinese Super League, Wuhan only won 4 points, ranking second to last in the Suzhou region, Artemisia's importance to the team is self-evident. As early as March this year, Wuhan had contact with Artemisia. At that time, Taishan team in Shanghai for spring training, the national team is also closed in Shanghai to prepare for the war, Artemisia stayed in Jinan due to injuries in the teaching game. Wuhan team at that time for artemisia launched a "heart" offensive, and there are even rumors that a team person directly flew to Jinan to talk to him. But at the time, Artemisia still preferred to stay in Jinan, at least one more season. One factor that can't be ignored is that he still has a year left on his contract. In addition, although Artemis has won several championships in his career, he is still in the middle of his career.
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Cup and Super Bowl, but never won the
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The championship, and in the grand scheme of the league's 2021 season, the Terriers have a real chance to make a run at the title, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Therefore, after much consideration, Artemisia did not choose to leave Shandong at the beginning of the year. But Wuhan team always pursued him, full of sincerity. But in the informed view, artemisia is more likely to make a choice at the end of the season, "35 years old to return to his roots, it is not impossible."
Four factors contributed to the early transfer
According to the initial prediction, even if Artemis joins the Wuhan team, the probability is that he will have to wait until the end of this year when his contract expires. But why will sail half a year earlier? The primary reason is still the strong will of Wuhan team and Artemisia. In fact, Artemisia is to stay or go, Shandong Taishan's attitude is relatively open. If he continues to stay in the team to play, the club will warmly welcome; if he wants to return to his roots, will not be tough to stay, which is Artemisia Junmin finally able to free body transfer key factors. However, Wuhan are now desperate for him. It is understood that, after leading the Chinese team into the top 12, Wuhan team and Artemisia had an in-depth exchange of views, the attitude is very clear: I hope that in this summer can be reported to the early. In fact, in order to better cope with the relegation battle, Wuhan's recent reinforcement investment is huge, in addition to the signing of Brazilian striker Lopez from Sapporo, but also successively purchased Liu Junxian, Chen Yuhao two 20-year-old national youth players. Wuhan's all-out pursuit was only one factor that contributed to the transfer, and the real decision still lies with Artemisia herself. However, since entering the 2021 season, Artemisia's playing time in the Taishan team has continued to decrease, and even in the first five rounds of the league, only accumulated 19 minutes of playing time. From the perspective of continuing his career and maintaining his competitive status, the 34-year-old Artemisia needs to play now, not to mention the need to prepare for the second half of the 12-team tournament. Obviously, compared with the overcrowded midfield Shandong Taishan, Wuhan team channels and conditions, more conducive to Artemisia to achieve this goal. Another factor that cannot be ignored is Artemisia's hometown sentiment. Although he left Wuhan for Tianjin when he was a child, Artemisia has a deep affection for the Jiangcheng city. In addition to returning to Wuhan often for vacations, he also represented Hubei when he played in the National Games 16 years ago. But in the field of professional soccer, Artemisia has never had any pay for his hometown team, this time to return to his roots, but also to fulfill one of his dreams for many years. In contrast, when he was introduced to the Shandong Luneng several national grid executives, the past few years began to gradually fade out of the soccer world, including the club experienced last summer's shareholding restructuring, but also let Sun Hua and other old leaders from the club's management withdrawn. This objective environment on the great changes, also to some extent prompted Artemisia Junmin sprouted "a change of environment" idea. Of course, due to the Chinese Super League began to implement a strict salary limit system, Artemisia at the end of the contract expires at the end of this year, can be signed with Shandong Taishan's annual salary standard, than in the past will have a significant drop (5 million yuan before tax). But this figure is not unacceptable to the Wuhan team. In the case of treatment conditions are not very different, Artemisia finally in the twilight of his career choose to return to their roots, but also a water to the things.
Green light all the way home.
At noon on the 24th, Artemisia Junmin, who has confirmed an immediate transfer to Wuhan, held a small farewell ceremony within the Taishan team. That night he flew straight to Suzhou, and the new owner to complete the meeting. For this transfer, Artemisia said, "Thank you for Taishan club's understanding and support, thank you for the club all the way to the green light, did not set any obstacles." Talking about the ten-year journey in Luneng, he is even more grateful, "Ten years spent here in life is so important, so unforgettable, so good a period of time. Ten years in orange, there will be a parting, it is difficult to say goodbye." For Artemisia's transfer, Wuhan team and Taishan team are to be fully promoted. Shandong team did not charge any transfer fee, the new owner also in the treatment level to make some concessions, so in the personal statement released in the letter, artemis said the most words are "thank you". There is no doubt that this is a happy transfer. As for the length of the contract with the new owner, Wuhan did not disclose. However, sources say that given the impetus of the introduction of Artemisia, not only in the first team and the club, but also the Wuhan authorities are also very welcome to the player.
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Captain home, Artemisia is likely to stay long in the future of his hometown team, and even do not rule out before retiring, part-time first-team coaching positions.
