Recently, Cangzhou Lions' leading player Škoric parted ways with the club due to salary issues, an incident that once again puts the widespread unpaid wages of Chinese Super League teams in the limelight. After Škoric, another foreign aid of Cangzhou Lions, Lokadia, is also ready to leave the team. According to overseas media, Lokadia has made contact with the Turkish club and confirmed that he will not renew his contract with the Cangzhou Lions, and the Chinese Super League's top player will bid farewell to Chinese soccer at the end of the year.
Turkish media revealed that Locadia's agent is in Turkey to help him negotiate with his new club, and the agent made it clear that the player is eager to return to European competition. After the Chinese Super League season ends, Locadia's contract with Cangzhou Lions will come to an end, and the new owner will not have to pay a transfer fee. Currently, the closest to Locadia is Turkish Super League giants Fenerbahce, who see him as a potential successor to Batshuayi.
This season, Locadia has become an indispensable offensive weapon for Cangzhou Lions, contributing 7 goals and 6 assists in 24 games. However, the Cangzhou Lions' financial situation over the past two years has been worrying. At the beginning of the year, the team lost their center forward Jose due to unpaid wages, followed by the departure of Školjic for the same reason. Now, Cangzhou Lions can't seem to keep Locadia, with players choosing different development paths after their contracts expired, a surprising move, but it remains to be seen whether disputes such as unpaid wages are hidden behind the scenes.
The 29-year-old Locadia, who was part of the Dutch national youth team, is one of the few experienced players currently in the Premier League. He has twice won the Dutch Eredivisie title with PSV Eindhoven and moved to Premier League side Brighton in 2018 for a fee of €15 million. As a foreigner for the Cangzhou Lions, Locadia has shone in the Premier League this season, but in this day and age, it is becoming more and more difficult for foreigners like him, who are both well known and powerful, to make a long-term career in the Premier League.
