2021 Chinese Super League Winter Transfer Window Inventory
BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- After months of twists and turns, from the initial February 26 extension to March 26, finally set on April 12, the domestic winter transfer window of China's third-tier soccer league drew to a close in the spring.
In this "overtime" stage, although the internal aid market is hot, but more in the special circumstances of the "false prosperity". The foreign aid market transactions in both quantity and price, compared with the past have fallen off a cliff. Golden dollar era of the "Chinese Super League" transfer window, this time appears more calm, rational.
On the last day of the transfer window, Shenzhen Football Club announced the joining of three foreign aiders. Photo credit: Shenzhen Football Club.
The phenomenon of "forced heat" in the domestic aid market
I have to admit that the winter transfer window of the 2021 Chinese Super League season was hotter than expected. On the deadline day, there were nearly 20 deals made by the Chinese Super League teams.
This market heating up, and the defending champion Jiangsu, Beijing Orange and Feng team closing and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger "back from the dead" phenomenon is not unrelated.
Such as the national football team, the former Jiangsu team captain Wu Xi joined Shanghai Shenhua, Li Ang joined the Shanghai seaport, Gao Tianyi joined Beijing Guoan, Ji Xiang joined Shandong Taishan, Yang Xiaotian joined Guangzhou City, Xie Pengfei, Luo Jing, Abdul Hemiti and other players to join the Cangzhou Lions, the entire championship class was split to the various domestic teams.
Tianjin Jinmen Tigers in the process of "back from the dead", lost Dujia, Zhao Hongliu, Zheng Kaimu, Guo Hao and other strength players, but before the transfer window closed, through a large number of rentals, the introduction of Shandong Taishan foreign aid Kadar, Chen Kerui, Guoan's Barton, Shenhua from the Zhen, as well as Wuhan's team, such as Zhou Tong, 13 players, and so on, a time! Became a big player introduction.
Wu Xi joins Shanghai Shenhua. Photo credit: Shanghai Shenhua Football Club.
A good opportunity to plunge to the bottom
In the specific context of the new salary limit policy and the changing needs of investors, this winter window has also become a good opportunity to plumb the depths of the market, with many teams completing lineup upgrades in a very cost-effective manner. For example, Shanghai Shenhua introduced national soccer captain Wu Xi by way of exemption signing, and also introduced Hebei team center back Jin Yangyang. In the golden dollar era, the total transfer fee of the two should be at least more than 100 million.
In addition to Shenhua, two other veteran teams, Beijing Guoan and Shandong Taishan, have also become plunge winners. The former brought in young players Gao Tianyi and Cao Yongjing from the closing Jiangsu and Beijing Orange and Fung, while the latter brought in Ji Xiang from the closing Jiangsu by waiving Shi Ke from Shanghai Harbor and Xu Xin from Guangzhou.
Shandong Taishan brought in former Guangzhou midfielder Xu Xin. Photo credit: Shandong Taishan Football Club.
The Cangzhou Lions, who have returned to the Chinese Super League this season on a deputation basis, have completed 14 consecutive days of 10 a.m. official announcements after the 13th official announcement of Ahmedov's joining the team, as they have waived a total of seven players from Jiangsu and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, and have also brought in Lin Chuangyi and foreigner Ahmedov from Shanghai Seaport, Zhao Xuebin from the Dalian People, and Chen Zhongliu from Suzhou Dongwu, among others.
Cangzhou Lions of these 14 transactions, only from the Guangzhou team to introduce the young Bugla Khan was introduced through the cost of transfer fees, they almost through the free way to complete the entire lineup of the upgrading and transformation, which in the previous era of the golden dollar is not even dare to think about.
Moreover, the threshold for a plunge like Cangzhou Lions is very low. Comparatively speaking, clubs with veteran teams and investors who can stabilize their commitment will have an advantage.
Of course, investors are willing to give these "re-employment" players payroll is also a very important factor, such as the previous attraction of the big Guangzhou team, Dalian People's team, have not been in this excellent opportunity to make a plunge, the two teams are also the most quiet in this transfer window.
Former Henan foreign aid player Bassogo joins Shanghai Shenhua. Photo credit: Shanghai Shenhua Football Club.
External aid market shifts to internal circulation
If the Cangzhou Lions are the biggest situation in the internal aid market, Shenzhen Football Club, which returned to the Chinese Super League by hand last season, is the deal winner in the foreign aid market.
Shenzhen Football Club brought in Caldecott from Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic, foreign captain Achim Pen from Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, foreign back-rower Wakaso from Jiangsu, as well as Colombian star Quintero, who also became the king of this season's winter window bidding with a transfer fee of 5.9 million euros in the winter window. Compared to the previous tens of millions of euros transfer fee level of foreign aid, can be said to be a world of difference.
Overall, most of the teams and Shenzhen Football Club's foreign aid operation of the same idea, basically from the domestic market to bring in, Shanghai Shenhua from Henan Songshan Longmen to bring in Bassogo, from Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic to bring in Adrian.
Beijing Guoan introduced Sosa from Changchun Yatai to make up for the vacancies of Augusto and Fernando who could not return to the team on time because of the epidemic prevention and control. Wuhan team introduced Shenhua foreign aid Mbia, Guangzhou City introduced Beijing Orange and Fung foreign aid Thiago ...... These foreign aid introduction, also basically 0 transfer fee.
Beijing Guoan's five new recruits this season. Bian Liqun photo
As for the new landing in the Chinese Super League foreign aid, but also more to the Asian range of leagues, such as Shandong Taishan team introduced South Korean foreign aid Sun Jun Ho, and Japan's j league Urawa Red Diamonds Leonardo, Chongqing two rivers Athletic introduction of Tursunov from South Korea's k league relegation team Busan idol.
Even Shanghai Seaport, the leading team in the Chinese Super League, has only brought in foreign aid Meštorović from Osijek of the Croatian League in the winter window this season, with a transfer fee of only 2.98 million euros, according to Der Spin data. Compare Vakaso, Kadar, Larsen, these new foreign aid last season landed in the Chinese Super League, this season's new foreign aid in the transfer fee and the value of a further decline.
Overall, the winter transfer window in the post-golden dollar era has clearly returned to rationality and calmness, and careful budgeting has become the mainstream of the winter window. As for the "hard times" under the Premier League will show what scene, 7 days later will be able to see, this will also be a season to produce a new order. (End)
