Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, coached by Yu Genwei, won the eighth place in the league this season, but the club is still under the management of Tianjin Sports Bureau. As the season comes to an end, the Sports Bureau and the club are stepping up preparations to ensure that the team passes the FA's vetting process and becomes a member of the Chinese Super League next season. Under the active coordination of the Sports Bureau, the Jinmen Tigers are expected to usher in a new sponsor, with the help of which the team may implement a new strategy to bring in strong reinforcements to strengthen the lineup. As a result, the team's lineup adjustments are inevitable during the offseason.
Tianjin Jinmen Tigers' foreign aid Beric may be saying goodbye to the team. The 32-year-old Beric, whose contract expires at the end of the season, will be on the market as a free agent after playing in 56 matches for the team in the past two seasons and contributing 14 goals, and was honored as last season's top scorer. It is reported that Slovenian First Division leader Čelje is interested in him, and Beric may become the first Zimmen Tigers foreigner to leave the team in the offseason.
Tianjin Jinmen Tigers have once again extended an olive branch to Beijing Guoan players. Last season, the team successfully scouted midfielder Barton, who played 30 matches for the team, contributing 4 goals and 7 assists. Barton's failure to be selected for the Jankovic national team to play in the World Cup was regretted by the fans. The Tianjin Tigers have gotten a taste of their own medicine and are targeting Guoan again this time around. Winger Yang Fan may officially join the team at the end of the season to follow Yu Genwei. Yang Fan, who started his career at the Tianjin Songjiang youth training base, was tapped into by Strikers when he was coaching Tianjin and quickly became a member of the Tianjin team. Beijing Guoan was keen on him and even courted him at a cost of RMB 20 million plus Lei Tenglong. However, Yang Fan didn't get much of a chance to play after joining Guoan and has returned to Tianjin on loan in recent seasons.
It seems that the powerful Tianjin Jinmen Tigers are interested in buying out Yangfan and bringing him back to the team at the end of the season. With Beijing Guoan also agreeing to the deal, there doesn't appear to be any obstacles to Yang Fan's return.
