On April 24, 2022, with the end of the 21-day medical quarantine period, the Chinese men's national team officially announced its disbandment, and the players left Haikou one after another to return to their respective regions. The two clubs in Shanghai have handled their international players in different ways: the Shenhua international players have received instructions from the club to stay in Haikou for the time being and wait for further instructions, while the Harbor international players have returned to Shanghai under the club's arrangement to remain in unison with the team.
The current epidemic situation in Shanghai is still serious, and the daily training and preparation of Shenhua and Seaport have suffered a major impact. Shenhua's base in Kangqiao has been closed for six weeks, while Harbor's training has been suspended since late March due to the lack of an independent training base, with players staying at home to maintain their fitness.
After the disbandment of the national team, how to arrange the training and preparation for the Shanghai national football team has become a major problem. In view of the epidemic situation in Shanghai, once the return to Shanghai, once again, it is almost impossible to leave Shanghai to the tournament area, transportation travel can not be guaranteed, even if the successful entry into the tournament area, but also very likely to face a new round of medical isolation.
Taken together, the two clubs have very different strategies for dealing with their respective international players. In the Shenhua team, international players whose homes are not in Shanghai can go home, while Shanghai local international players are asked to temporarily recuperate in Hainan, waiting for further notice from the team.
The Harbour team had considered letting the international players go to the tournament area in advance to wait for the team, but due to the fact that the Chinese Super League tournament area could not be determined for a long time, the players' stay outside the country also had security risks. After consulting several international players, the club finally decided to respect the individual wishes of the players and help them return home to Shanghai, after all, these international players have been away from home for a long time and miss their families very much. At present, several harbor adult international players have returned to Shanghai and reunited with their families.
The Harbor team is still in a state of suspension, the team is actively communicating with the National Football Association to confirm a plan to leave Shanghai to participate in the tournament. For new foreign aid Ndiaye, he is still stuck in Turkey and the club is actively contacting flights to get him to Shanghai as soon as possible to join the team. As for Paulinho and head coach Leko, they are in quarantine in Guangzhou, waiting for further instructions from the club.
