In the latest report from Oriental Sports Daily, Shanghai Jiuzhi Group has successfully taken over the Shenhua club and quickly dealt with the players' salary issues. However, the Shenhua team's preparation situation is not quiet, 13 players will miss the winter training due to the preparation for the Chinese national team training. At the same time, there will be changes to the team's lineup. Mixed-race midfielder Qian Jie has joined Zhejiang, while Feng Xiaoting, Zhang Lu, Zhao Mingjian, Li Yunqiu, Zhu Baojie, Qin Sheng and other players may not be able to return to the team in the new season, and may bid farewell to Shenhua. However, former international goalkeeper Zeng Cheng will remain in the team and will still guard the goal for Shenhua next season.
Regarding Zeng Cheng's salary, communication between him and Shenhua is still ongoing and the two sides have yet to agree on a compensation plan. Nevertheless, Zeng Cheng has received his return notice and is with the team preparing for the new season. If the salary issue is properly resolved, Zeng Cheng is expected to continue playing for Shanghai Shenhua. Recently, it has been reported that Shandong Taishan's starting goalkeeper Wang Dalei may return to Shenhua, and if Zeng Cheng stays with the team, the two will compete fiercely for the starting goalkeeper position in the new season. In terms of foreign aid, Cameroon's World Cup player Bassogo is currently enjoying a vacation in France, and his contract with Shenhua has not yet expired. After the vacation, Basogo will return to Shenhua for training. Meanwhile, Shenhua has shown strong interest in Argentine striker Retgui, with the intention of loaning him to the Chinese Super League. The 24-year-old prolific scorer contributed 19 goals and 6 assists in 27 games for Tigre last season. Shenhua is willing to pay a €1.5 million loan fee to bring in Retgui. Considering the team's current foreign aid situation, Shenhua is in dire need of upgrading its attacking power, and Retguy's arrival may be a strong addition to the team's attacking end. Despite the fact that the Chinese Super League transfer market is not yet open, Shenhua's top priority is to deal with the issue of players with expiring contracts. If things go well, Shenhua is expected to quickly finalize the signing of Basogo, while Retgui is expected to be the first new foreign aid introduced by Shenhua in the off-season.
