The news is coming out from Kangqiao base, Shenhua team has been rumored to have a lot of transfer news recently, and it is reported that the team will welcome a new face - self-made player Li Songyi. In addition, regarding the goalkeeper position, the team seems to have locked Shi Xiaotian, who played for Changchun Yatai last season.
Li Songyi, 29, the star of Shandong Luneng's debut, was loaned to Tianjin Jinmen Tigers last season and helped the team successfully relegate. With the expiration of his contract with Shandong Taishan, he is now a free agent. Shenhua signed him to fill the void left by Feng Xiaoting's veteran retirement from the second line on one hand, and on the other hand, they also saw the reality of Zhu Chenjie's youthfulness and Asian Games commitments. After Jonic's departure, Shenhua's center back position is in dire need of a mid-generation player to join the team, and Li Songyi fits the bill.
While Shi Xiaotian, 32, who came from Shenyang Jinde youth training and played for Liaozhu, joined Changchun Yatai in 2019 and became the team's main goalkeeper to enter the top four of the league. After his contract expired, he agreed with Shenhua and has now arrived in Shanghai to start training with the team. Shenhua's replacement goalkeeper Li Shuai retired as a coach, leaving only Zeng Cheng and Ma Zhen in the team, so there is an urgent need to bring in Shi Xiaotian to complete the goalkeeper lineup.
