On the 5th, Cangzhou Lions Salon made a high-profile announcement that it had signed former Jiangsu player Xie Pengfei. This signifies that most of Jiangsu's star players have committed to the new team. Jiangsu Salon set an embarrassing record in the history of the Chinese Super League by going on a hiatus immediately after winning the championship. However, these championship players are still highly recognized and most managed to find new owners during the cold transfer season.
Among the most talked about players, current international Wu Xi joined Shenhua, Li Ang moved to Harbour and Ji Xiang joined Taishan. Zhou Yun chose to retire, becoming one of the rare players in the national soccer world to play for only one team. To honor him, Jiangsu fans bought full-page ads in the local media.
Dalian player Yang Boyu quickly joined Wuhan after his contract expired last season. During this period, Huang Zichang, Tian Yinong and Ye Chongqiu also joined Wuhan. Abdul Hemiti, Luo Jing and Xie Pengfei moved together to Cangzhou Lions, who despite being the lowest-ranked team in the Chinese Super League, have made quite a strong reinforcement this year. Gao Tianyi also joined the Guoan team. So far, 11 Jiangsu players have moved to other Chinese Super League teams.
Gu Chao joined Zhejiang and was once expected to return to the Chinese Super League, but the rise of the Jinmen Tigers kept Zhejiang in the Central League. In addition, four other Jiangsu players moved to the Central League. In terms of foreigners, Miranda and Eder joined São Paulo, and Santini returned to Croatia to join Osijek.
