Zhang Yuning Transfer Update and Potential Replacement Analysis
According to the latest disclosure of "our media", Zhang Yuning, the local scorer who has just recovered from injury and returned to Beijing Guoan, is expected to step out of the country again and join a French club. The former soul of Beijing Guoan had a career highlight last season when he won the Golden Boot of the Chinese Super League and was honored as the best player in China. However, this season he is recuperating in the Netherlands and has not played for Guoan. Zhang Yuning as the new star of Chinese soccer, Liu Yang has played in the Netherlands Bundesliga Bremen, English Premier League West Bromwich Albion and other teams. After returning to the Chinese Super League, he has been playing loyally for Guoan.
Zhang Yuning has become one of the leading domestic strikers with his exceptional physical qualities and scoring ability. Unlike many domestic players, he mastered fluent English while studying in Europe, which helped him communicate with his coaching team and laid a solid foundation for another trip abroad. Beijing Guoan is also willing to facilitate his journey abroad. If the news is true, Zhang Yuning will become the only Chinese striker to have a foothold in a European league. Guoan may also look for a suitable replacement for Zhang Yuning and make a new round of adjustments to the squad when the Chinese Super League transfer window opens this year.
My personal guess is that if Zhang Yuning leaves, Guoan GM Li Ming may try to bring in Lin Liangming, the centerpiece of the Dalian strikers who are currently in the relegation zone. Lin Liangming comes from the Guangzhou R&F youth training system, and was trained by La Liga giants Real Madrid's youth training system, and joined Real Madrid's B team. However, he never made it to the first team. After returning to the Chinese Super League, Lin Liangming has been playing for Dalian and has become an attacking weapon in the hands of Coach Xie Hui. With his outstanding performance in the CSL, Lin Liangming was also selected for the national team and showed good form by scoring goals in warm-up matches.
If Dalian fails to complete the relegation task, many international players, including Lin Liangming and coach Xie Hui, may bid farewell to the team. This provides Beijing Guoan and other Chinese Super League giants the opportunity to introduce Lin Liangming. As a well-known player in Dalian soccer, Li Ming has a high reputation and connections in Dalian, which lays the foundation for Guoan to sign Lin Liangming. From the current situation, even if the Dalian team succeeds in relegation this season, the team is still facing severe financial pressure. Before the start of the season, Dalian has sent Sun Guowen and Tong Lei to Shandong Taishan, and many key players have left the team, leading to a significant decline in the team's overall strength. If the financial crisis cannot be alleviated, Dalian may continue to sell key players.
It is worth mentioning that players such as Yan Xiangguan and Shan Huanhuan played for Beijing Guoan, with whom Dalian maintains a good working relationship.
