Amidst the hustle and bustle of the 2024 Chinese Super League (CSL) winter transfer market, teams have been rubbing their fists in an attempt to bring in fresh blood with a view to emerging in the new season. Especially those traditional powerhouses, such as Shandong Luneng, Shanghai Shenhua, Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Port, are actively bringing in internal and external reinforcements in a bid to gain a favorable position in the new season.
Among them, Shandong Luneng signed five major new recruits in one breath, namely Kazaishvili, Zeka, Gao Junyi, Peng Xinli and Bi Jinhao; Shanghai Shenhua followed suit, with four major new recruits joining Andre Luiz, Manafa, Gao Tianyi and Xie Pengfei. Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Port are also planning heavyweight signings, with official announcements just around the corner.
However, in this transfer feast, the most eye-catching is not these traditional powerhouses, but a low-profile Chinese Super League promotion horse - Sichuan Jiuniu team. According to Zhu Xiaolong, a reporter from Nanfang Daily, Sichuan Jiuniu signed a Brazilian winger, New York-based Brazilian striker Thiago Andrade, on loan worth more than 5 million euros.
23-year-old Thiago Andrade, a Brazilian national, is at the peak of his career. Despite his mediocre physical condition, he is very creative in front of goal with the unique talent of a Brazilian player who is fast, explosive, and accurate in his passing. In 31 games in New York, he contributed 5 goals and 4 assists, showing excellent offensive ability. His joining will undoubtedly inject new energy into the Sichuan Jiu Niu team and enhance the spectacle of the Chinese Super League.
It is worth mentioning that the signing of Sichuan Jiuniu is not a coincidence. As part of the City Football Group, which is part of the same group as USL New York, the signing of the talented Brazilian winger was more of an "internal mobilization". What's more, they signed Thiago Andrade on loan, which makes the signing of the Sichuan Jiuiu Niu even more of an "internal mobilization".
It is reported that Sichuan Jiuiu team will also sign the remaining two foreign aiders in the same way, both of them are City Football Group's players. These two foreigners will not be lower than Thiago Andrade in terms of value and ability. With the support of the group, Sichuan Jiuiu is expected to become a dark horse team in the Chinese Super League in the new season, and even stir up the pattern of the Chinese Super League championship. All in all, the new season of Sichuan Nine Bulls is highly anticipated.
