According to the latest news from Beijing time on February 13, an explosive news has been circulating on social media recently: Dai Weijun, the new international footballer of Shenzhen Football, will be freed from his bondage and transferred to Shanghai Harbour on a free transfer. The rumor quickly set off a heated discussion between fans of the two teams, and soccer reporter Li Xuan took to her personal social media platforms to share the details of her knowledge of the situation.
Li Xuan revealed that the current situation regarding the rumors of Dai Weijun's transfer to the seaport is as follows:
1. Dai Weijun's contract with SZF has not yet ended.
2. As a member of the national team, Dai Weijun himself has not communicated with SZF regarding the transfer.
3. Harbour Club has not yet had any contact with SZFC regarding the transfer of Dai Weijun.
4. As a new star discovered and introduced by SZF, Dai Weijun's Mainland registration and transfer had exhausted a lot of SZF's resources and therefore could not be transferred without compensation.
5. While it is rumored that Dai Weijun may leave the team on a free-agent basis, this is only an extreme possibility, i.e., taking advantage of SZF's current predicament to seek a ruling from the FA. However, it is worth pondering whether Shanghai Seaport, a Chinese Super League giants, needs to take such a step that could spark controversy and pressure. After all, Xu Xin's transfer from Taishan to Seaport has been widely disputed.
Well-known media person Feng Zhen also said on his personal social platform: "After understanding, Dai Weijun and Shenzhen's contract has two more years, there are no other clubs have contacted Shenzhen, Dai himself has not put forward a similar request. Dai Weijun is the Shenzhen team invested a lot of energy to introduce and help register, this is not just a personal matter, free transfer is unlikely."
The reason why this incident has caused a lot of buzz among fans in both regions may be related to Seaport's previous incident of poaching Xu Xin. The rumors of Dai Weijun and Seaport coincided with the rumors coming out during the closed quarantine period of the national football team, which made the deep soccer fans wonder whether Seaport had started the poaching operation again.
As of now, neither team has made an official response. And SZFC's announcement yesterday that Lee Jang-soo has taken over has sparked speculation as to whether it means the club is back on track. (DD)
