On Dec. 15, Beijing time, Taishan lost 0:3 to Mariners in the sixth round of the AFC Champions League group stage, but unexpectedly locked up the second place in the group. With the draw for the top 16 of the AFC Champions League announced on December 28th, the first round of the knockout stage will be held on February 13th after the Chinese New Year, and Taishan still has hopes of winning the title.
Despite the fact that in the AFC Champions League group stage and the FA Cup final, Taishan exposed problems such as a lack of attacking power, a disorganized midfield, and an aging backline, the team is in dire need of strengthening its roster and improving the depth and breadth of its bench if it wants to make a breakthrough next year. The introduction of internal and external reinforcements is imperative. The latest news that foreign aid Zeca, Cazza and Shenzhen team back waist Wakaso may join the Taishan team, if true, the team's strength will be significantly enhanced.
The end of the year is the best time to attract reinforcements. On the same day, the German transfer market network released a list of the value of players and the total value of clubs in the Chinese Super League at the end of 2023. Influenced by a number of factors, the overall value of the Chinese Super League fell by 20.75 million euros, or 14.7%, compared with the previous term. The aging of the first team is the main reason for the shrinking value.
In the ranking of foreign aid value, Harbor foreign aid Oscar topped the list with 5 million euros, followed by Vargas with 4 million euros. Taishan's foreign aid Cressan and Lennardo ranked third and fourth with 3.5 million euros respectively. It is worth noting that Lennardo's value has climbed dramatically with his improved goal-scoring efficiency this season. Romulo, Aziz and Serginho are also worth relatively more.
In terms of the value of local players, Wu Lei is firmly in the first place with 1.5 million euros, Jiang Guangtai and Jiang Shenglong are tied for the second place with 700,000 euros, Zhang Yuning, Dai Weijun and Zhu Chenjie are tied for the fourth place with 600,000 euros, Wei Shihao and Wang Shangyuan are tied for the sixth place with 550,000 euros, and Xie Pengfei, Chen Pu and Liu Yang are tied for the eighth place with 500,000 euros. Taishan's two international players are worth a lot of money with their outstanding performances. In addition, Jadson, Pato, Liu Binbin, Fernando and Huang Zhenyu all have good value, while the departed Fellaini is worth 500,000 euros.
In the ranking of the total value of clubs, Shanghai Port ranked first with 16.35 million euros, Zhejiang team ranked second and third with 10.58 million euros, Shanghai Shenhua ranked fourth with 10.3 million euros, Shandong Taishan ranked fourth, Wuhan Sanzhen and Chengdu Rongcheng ranked seventh, and Beijing Guoan was worth 8.3 million euros.
This shows that Shenhua's win this season was not a coincidence in terms of player and club value, and Taishan's three runner-up wins were well deserved. Zhejiang and Wuhan can participate in the AFC Champions League is also a reflection of their value and strength. At present, the AFC has 189 players worth more than 1 million euros, including 72 Japanese players, accounting for nearly 40%. Among Chinese players, only Wu Lei is worth 1.5 million euros.
