A New Chapter in Jiangsu Football
The German Transfer Market has revealed that Shanghai harbor player Sun Le has officially transferred to Suzhou Dongwu, while Li Haowen, who was briefly on loan to Dongwu last year, has decided to join Jiangsu Dongwu on a permanent basis. In addition, former Jiangsu player Zhang Cheng and former international soccer player Fan Xiaodong have also announced that they are joining Dongwu, while other players are in the process of trial training. It is reported that Suzhou Dongwu had been spared by the injection of local state-owned capital, and now that the team has announced the joining of a number of former Chinese Super League (CSL) players, fans are buzzing with the question, "Is this going to lead the way for a new wave of Jiangsu soccer?"
This year, including Jiangsu team, Taizhou Yuanda, Jiangsu Yancheng, including three Jiangsu professional team announced the end, but the Jiangsu region still retains the First League Suzhou Dongwu, Nantong Zhiyun, Kunshan FC, Nanjing City (the former Nanjing Fengfan) four teams, in addition to Wuxi Wu Hook replacement to enter the B. In fact, the number of teams is not bad, but the pattern has changed from "one super, four A, two B" to "four A, one B". In fact, the number of teams is not small, but the pattern has changed from "one super, four A and two B" to "four A and one B".
With the dissolution of the Jiangsu team, as the province with the second highest GDP in China, the flag of Jiangsu soccer is in dire need of someone to carry it. From the current situation, Suzhou Dongwu seems to be the most promising. Previously, Suzhou was interested in taking over the Jiangsu team, but the high price offered by Suning Group caused the deal to abort. Since Suzhou has been a Chinese Super League (CSL) region for two consecutive years, the region is eager to have a CSL team.
