The glittering splendor of last year's World Cup in Qatar has made the Qatari football world shine brightly and successfully overshadowed Saudi Arabia's sharpness. In order to regain the Middle East soccer supremacy, the Saudi consortium this year, a large investment in Europe's top five leagues, to invite many soccer stars to join. Jeddah-based National Football Club, as the Saudi Football Association's key support object, has become the focus of the team's attraction. Currently, the Nationals have successfully introduced three superstars from the English Premier League: Brazilian striker Firmino of Liverpool, Algerian winger Mahrez of Manchester City, and French winger St. Maximilian of Newcastle.
The arrival of these three soccer superstars has undoubtedly brought a qualitative leap in the strength of Jeddah Nationals' frontcourt, and they are also regarded as a strong rival to win the Saudi League title next season. However, with the addition of these Euroleague superstars, the Nationals have had to face the dilemma of some players leaving the team, including Malcolm Malcolm, the golden boot of last season's Chinese Super League, who joined the team just earlier this year. Last year, Malcolm moved from Hebei to Chinese first division side Wuhan Sanzhen. In his first season, he scored 11 goals and helped Wuhan Three Town win the China First Division title. Last season, Malcolm became the core of Wuhan Three Town's offense, and with his outstanding performance, he scored 27 goals in 26 rounds of league matches, and was honored as the top scorer of the Chinese Super League. After helping Wuhan Three Town win the Chinese Super League title, Malcolm unexpectedly moved to Jeddah National at the beginning of this year for a high price of 4.5 million euros. However, Malcolm's performances in Saudi Arabia were not ideal as he failed to play as a top scorer, scoring one goal in just one game for National last season before being dropped by coach Morsimani. The addition of Firmino has cost Malcolm his place in the team, which has unsettled Malcolm, who has not performed well in the Saudi league. According to the Saudi sports media, the national club is interested in loaning Malcom back to the Chinese Super League. At the moment, it seems unlikely that Malcolm will return to Wuhan Sanzhen. Last month, Sanzhen changed their head coach, and the new coach, Gao Mian, doesn't favor high-flying tactics, so Malcolm's addition to the team won't mean much to him. Shanghai Harbor, this season's Chinese Super League leaders, are more in line with Malcolm's development needs. In Spanish head coach Javier's tactical system, it is crucial for a high center forward to put pressure on opponents up front, while Austrian center forward Pinko does not fit into Javier's tactical system and has become the team's replacement. If Malcolm can be signed, Shanghai Seaport's forward line will have absolute control of the air, and its strength will be on par with Shandong Taishan, adding an important weight to win the Super League title this season...
