Shandong Taishan team outlook for the new season
In the upcoming season, Shandong Taishan is ambitious to win the double titles of the Chinese Super League and the FA Cup. However, the strong performance of the Shanghai Duo has seen them as the number one challengers to Shandong Taishan in the new season. This season, these two teams respectively picked up the double title honor, let Shandong Taishan team in the domestic field regret to be in the second seat. In this situation, Shandong Taishan team players inside a fire of unyielding. To this end, they in the transfer market action frequently, has locked two strong foreign aid. But recently, the team's pace of attraction slowed down, the two main foreign aid yet to be clear, the financial problem is also no accurate news.
Looking back at the past of Shandong Taishan team, that Luneng glorious era has left countless classics for Shandong soccer. As the major shareholder of the team, the State Grid had made it possible for Shandong Taishan not to worry about funds. In that era, Shandong Taishan successfully introduced many top foreign aiders. Nowadays, with the share restructuring, the State Grid has transferred 40% of its shares to Jinan Wentian. However, Jinan Wentian has not invested any money for the time being, which makes Shandong Taishan team's capital chain tight.
Currently, Shandong Taishan's budget for reinforcements is no longer as abundant as it was in the past. Last season, the team could only bring in players with expired contracts due to financial constraints. The rumors of a new owner have never been realized, and the people are eagerly waiting for it. If the money problem cannot be solved, Shandong Taishan will face the dilemma of bringing in new players. The return of Shaneng Group or Luneng Group has become the center of attention.
Recently, Shandong Taishan team's third foreign aid has been delayed, another reason is that the team has not yet determined the existing two foreign aid's retention. Among them, Leonardo's performance this season is eye-catching, but did not get Cui Kangxi's favor. Despite his strength, he was suspended for several games due to his poor performance in the AFC Champions League, and his qualification for the next season's AFC Champions League is in doubt, which also casts a shadow over his transfer prospects. As for Pato, despite his excellent performance in the Indonesian league, the intensity of competition in the Chinese Super League has caused him frequent injuries. Nonetheless, he still does not plan to leave easily, partly to prove himself and partly because the team offers a much higher salary than the Indonesian league.
If these two foreigners can stay in the team, together with the two new recruits already confirmed, plus Cressan and Jadson, the team will have six foreigners. The quota has been filled, the team needs to find a strong foreign aid in the back position. Although Cui Kangxi has already locked the target, but the problem of attracting reinforcements has not yet been solved, the team's road to upgrade is a long way to go. Hopefully, Shandong Taishan will speed up the pace and realize the team's goal as soon as possible.
