Qingdao West Coast performed like a dark horse in last season's Central League, and the team managed to qualify for the Super League by virtue of its outstanding performance. With the goal of overtaking, the team made a concerted effort to renew the contracts of players and bring in fresh blood. Among them, local star Zhang Xiuwei renewed his contract with the team, a news that thrilled many fans.
Looking back at last season, Zhang Xiuwei's process of joining Qingdao West Coast was quite twisted. At one point, he was considering joining Qingdao Hainiu to play in the Chinese Super League, and had even started training with the Hainiu team. However, due to the fact that the annual salary of the Hainiu team is not ideal, Zhang Xiuwei finally chose to join the Qingdao West Coast in the Central League. In his opinion, despite the fact that Qingdao West Coast is only a China League One team, the club offered a rather generous package.
However, Zhang Xiuwei proved to be the right choice. He stabilized his starting position in Qingdao West Coast and contributed to the team's overtaking. Especially after the injury of Ramirez, the core of the team's offense, Zhang Xiuwei stepped up and bravely took on more responsibilities. Therefore, extending Zhang Xiuwei's contract is undoubtedly a wise move for Qingdao West Coast.
As a young talent in Chinese soccer, Zhang Xiuwei has also had an outstanding performance on the international stage. He had the chance to join Ligue 1 giants Lyon, but unfortunately did not get his footing. Fortunately, he caught the golden era of the Chinese Super League, earning high salaries at both Quanjian and Evergrande. It is worth mentioning that Zhang Xiuwei has been selected for the national team several times and is known as China's Magic Flute. Qingdao West Coast head coach Hisashi Kurosaki favors the technical commander, so it was only logical to extend his contract at the club.
As the new Chinese Super League season is about to start, we expect Zhang Xiuwei to continue to maintain his excellent form and become the core of the team, leading Qingdao West Coast to complete the task of the Super League.
