As revealed in previous FIFA rulings and related reports, Deyakonu is in a lengthy salary dilemma. FIFA ruled that Shaanxi had to pay him $880,000 dollars. However, it is feared that Deiaconu will receive nothing as the Shaanxi team disbanded and left the field. In a recent interview with Romanian media outlet digisport, Deaconu bluntly stated that coming to China to play soccer for a living was a major mistake in his career!
The foreign player could not help but let out a long sigh, looking back at the three seasons he spent in China, contributing 45 goals in 90 games, but always struggling to get his foot in the door of the Romanian national team. Confused, he says he opted for the high Chinese offer, which turned out to be another mistake. He had thought that staying in Romania would have been a better option! Needless to say, the foreigner is deeply disappointed with Chinese soccer and attributes his failure to make the national team to his own faulty choices!
