The new season of the Chinese Super League (CSL) is in full swing, with major reforms ready to take place. It is reported that, starting next year, the Chinese Super League foreign aid policy may be adjusted to "note six on five", that is, each team can register six foreign aid, the game at the same time can send up to five. This change will bring more possibilities for the Chinese Super League teams to strengthen their lineups. The latest news reveals that Shandong Taishan has already started to select the sixth foreign aid, a move that not only demonstrates support for the reform, but also injects confidence into the AFC Champions League journey.
Taishan's current foreign aid lineup already boasts three strong players in Pato, Kressan and Jadson. Once the transfer window opens, Kazaishvili will join soon and Brazilian striker Zeca is also expected to join the team. As a result, Taishan will have a complete lineup of three strikers, a forward and a center back.
At present, it seems that the new season, if the Chinese Super League to relax the sixth foreign aid registration, Shandong Taishan urgent need to strengthen is the back position. The original starting back Sun Junhao missed the game for some reason, Li Yuanyi, Liao Lisheng and Huang Zhengyu take turns to replace, compared with foreign aid, the ability of local players still have a gap. Therefore, the introduction of foreign back is crucial to improve the strength of the Taishan team.
As a matter of fact, Taishan team is quite skillful in the selection of foreign backs. Players such as Ximang and Uso, who were introduced in the early years, joined the team at an affordable price, and Sun Junhao even showed his excellent strength as the MVP of the Chinese Super League. If we can bring in stronger reinforcements in the back position, the Taishan team's lineup will be more complete, and it will be more confident to fight against the opponents of AFC's foreign aid quota reform.
However, given the Taishan team's investment strategy, fans may not be overly excited even if a candidate is already available, perhaps still favoring a cost-effective option like Kazaishvili. Currently, foreign backs linked to the Chinese Super League team rumors, such as Cameroonian international Coman and Nantes backline players, also tend to prefer affordable options.
