Taishan's foreign player Moises is well on his way back to his home country, and his former club has confirmed that he has completed his training with the team and is about to embark on his journey back to his homeland. Once Moises returns, the one who will be hit the hardest will undoubtedly be Delgado, another naturalized player. Both players are in similar positions, and Delgado has not been given a chance to play in the first five rounds of the tournament, so he will have a long way to go to get a place on the field in the future.
Delgado has not featured in an official game for over a year since ending his loan spell in the Portuguese Superliga last June. He returned to Taishan after ending his loan contract, but then manager Li Xiaopeng did not include him in the first-team roster, and he had to train with the reserve team in Shandong, where he spent a matchless season.
This season, with both Moises and Guedes failing to return due to the epidemic, manager Hao Wei finally gave Delgado a chance to play in the league as a foreigner. However, he still didn't get a minute of playing time in the first five rounds. He spends most of his daily life sharing hilarious updates about the team's newest recruit Leonardo on social media platforms.
Delgado has played for two years since officially joining Taishan in 2019, but his status situation remains awkward. Due to the new rules of the Football Association, naturalized players who have not played in the Chinese league for five years or have not represented the national team can only be enrolled as foreigners in the league. Although Delgado has long held a Chinese ID card, he is still considered a foreigner. In addition, he was loaned out to the Portuguese Premier League last year and also took up the foreign aid quota due to his naturalization in China. In other words, no matter where in the world he plays, he must be registered as a foreigner.
