Inside sources have revealed that Shanghai Harbour's Sun Le has moved to Suzhou Dongwu, while Li Haowen, who was previously on loan from Dongwu, has also decided to play for the team on a long-term basis. Not only that, former Jiangsu player Zhang Cheng and former international soccer player Fan Xiaodong have also announced to join the team, while more players are undergoing trial training in the team. It is reported that Suzhou Dongwu had been facing a financial crisis and had to be disbanded, but the team survived thanks to an injection of state capital. Now that the team has announced that a number of former Chinese Super League players have joined the team, fans are buzzing, "Is it going to wave the flag of Jiangsu soccer?"
This year, three professional teams in Jiangsu - Jiangsu team, Taizhou Yuanda, Jiangsu Yancheng have announced the dissolution of Jiangsu soccer, but Jiangsu soccer is still in the First Division, Suzhou Dongwu, Nantong Zhiyun, Kunshan FC, Nanjing City (the former Nanjing Fengfan) four teams to support, Wuxi Wu Hook is the replacement to enter the Second Division. Despite the large number of teams, the pattern has evolved from "one super, four A and two B" to "four A and one B".
With the dissolution of the Jiangsu team, as the province with the second highest GDP in China, the burden of revitalizing Jiangsu soccer will undoubtedly fall on the shoulders of a certain team. So far, Suzhou Dongwu seems to be the strongest candidate. Earlier, it was reported that Suzhou was interested in taking over the Jiangsu team, but was shelved due to the high price demanded by Suning Group. Given that Suzhou has been a Chinese Super League (CSL) region for two consecutive years, the local people are looking forward to having a CSL team.
