In a report by Tianjin Daily, reporter Gu Ying revealed that Shandong Taishan's transfer fee for Brazilian player Zeca is expected to be as high as 1.8 million euros, and he is expected to become the "king of bidding" in the winter transfer window. Meanwhile, a new "bargaining" strategy is becoming popular in the Chinese Super League (CSL).
The registration and transfer window for the new season has been open for a week since January 4th. Clubs are anxiously awaiting confirmation of access from the CFA in order to officially renew contracts or bring in new players. During this suspenseful waiting period, the information is both exciting and interesting as it is hard to tell what is real and what is not.
According to current news, Zeca arrived in Jinan the day after the Shandong Taishan team has reached a transfer agreement with its transfer fee of 1.8 million euros. If this deal comes to fruition, Zeca will likely become the focal point of the new season's foreign aid introduction, a market trend that is particularly evident in the field of foreign aid introduction in the Chinese Super League. In comparison, Shandong Taishan's Fellaini, who was introduced in 2019, has a transfer fee of around €7.2 million, which is more than four times that of Zeca. CSL teams are now becoming more cautious in their transfer strategies.
It is worth mentioning that Zeca's transfer fee of 1.8 million euros is nearly twice as much as that of last season's "champion" Aziz. That year, Wuhan Three Town introduced Aziz only cost 900,000 euros. This also reflects that the club's investment this year has increased compared to last year.
Review the history of the introduction of foreign aid in the Chinese Super League for nearly 10 years, 2016 to 2017 can be called the most crazy period. Shanghai seaport introduction of Eckerson 18 million euros, Hulk 56 million euros, Jiangsu Suning introduction of Ramirez 28 million euros, Teixeira 50 million euros, Guangzhou Evergrande introduction of Martinez 42 million euros ...... Until 2017, Shanghai seaport introduction of Oscar 60 million euros, hit the "peak". Today, such a high price introduction has been difficult to appear.
Although the specifics of CSL clubs bringing in foreign aid this year are still unclear, free agents are undoubtedly the first choice for teams to pursue, as they only need to pay salaries, taxes and commissions, which helps to reduce costs. At the same time, in order to maximize cost-effectiveness, the clubs pay more attention to "bargaining" with the players on the target and duration of the contract when bringing in foreign aid. Whether or not the foreign aid brought in can win the hearts of the fans, it is the result of the club's best efforts in financial operation.
