Tianjin Daily disclosed that Shandong Taishan team is plotting to introduce Brazilian midfielder Zeca, the transfer fee is as high as 18 million euros, this price may become the benchmark for the introduction of foreign aid in the new season.
Looking back at 2019, Shandong Taishan spent €72 million to bring in Fellaini, more than four times Zeca's transfer fee. Currently, the financial pressure on Chinese Super League teams has increased, but Zeca's €18 million transfer fee is twice the transfer fee of Aziz, the previous season's top bidder. At that time, Wuhan Three Town team only used 9 million euros to introduce Aziz, this year the club's investment in reinforcements obviously shrink.
Looking back at the past decade, the frenzy of the introduction of foreign aid in the Chinese Super League belongs to 2016 to 2017. Shanghai Harbour signed Elkeson for 180 million euros and acquired Hulk for 560 million euros; Jiangsu Suning got Ramirez for 280 million euros and bought Teixeira for 500 million euros; Guangzhou Evergrande introduced Martinez for 420 million euros. Until 2017, the Harbour team introduced Oscar at a high price of 600 million euros, a feat that was jaw-dropping at the time.
Tianjin Daily analyzes that despite the uncertainty of this year's Super League attraction situation, free agents are undoubtedly the first choice of teams. Free players only need to pay salaries, taxes and commissions, which can effectively reduce costs. At the same time, clubs will be more cautious when introducing new foreign aid, considering details such as contract duration and goals.
