According to senior sports reporter Xu Jiang disclosed that Shandong Luneng's road to relegation in the 2016 season of the Chinese Super League was particularly bumpy due to a financial dispute.
Xu Jiang further explained, "At that time, some clubs proposed to pay Luneng 2 million yuan to help it survive relegation, however, Luneng rejected this proposal." This decision has made Luneng's relegation battle even more difficult, and has even led to some teams resorting to unconventional measures in order to stay out of relegation. It is important to emphasize that while I cannot say that Luneng has kept its cards close to its chest in every game, the information available to me is sufficient to support this view."
Surprisingly, right in the middle of this challenging year, a certain player from Luneng showed a remarkable outburst in a crucial match, and his heroic behavior became the focus of media attention for a while.
However, behind the scenes, who would have expected that behind this seemingly simple relegation battle lies such intricate and complicated entanglements of interests?
Xu Jiang confessed, "In this battle, I witnessed the glory of humanity and also saw the latent dark side. And all I can do is to present what I have seen to the public as it is."
