Insiders have revealed that Shanghai Harbor star Sun Le has moved to Suzhou Dongwu, while Li Haowen, who was on a short-term loan to Dongwu last year, has also officially transferred to Jiangsu Dongwu. Not only that, former Jiangsu player Zhang Cheng and former international soccer player Fan Xiaodong have also announced that they are joining the team, and many players are undergoing trial training within the team. It is reported that Suzhou Dongwu previously suffered difficulties, thanks to the intervention of the state capital to save. Now, the team absorbed a number of former Chinese Super League stars in one fell swoop, and fans are saying, "Isn't this exactly what it takes to carry the weight of Jiangsu's soccer?"
This year, three professional teams in the Jiangsu region announced their dissolution, namely Jiangsu Team, Taizhou Yuanda and Jiangsu Yancheng. However, there are still four teams in Jiangsu, namely Suzhou Dongwu, Nantong Zhiyun, Kunshan FC and Nanjing City (former Nanjing Fengfan) in the First Division, and Wuxi Wu Hook has also been successfully replaced in the Second Division. Although the number of teams has not decreased, the pattern has changed from "one super, four A and two B" to "four A and one B".
After the disintegration of Jiangsu, as the province with the second highest GDP in China, there should be a team to take the lead in Jiangsu soccer. So far, Suzhou Dongwu seems to be the most promising. Rumor has it that Suzhou was interested in taking over the Jiangsu team, but the offer from Suning Group was too high. Now that Suzhou has hosted the Chinese Super League (CSL) for two years in a row, the local people are looking forward to having a CSL team of their own.
