On December 15, Beijing, Taishan lost 0-3 to Mariners on the road in the sixth round of the AFC Champions League group stage, but unexpectedly locked up the second place in the group. With the dust settling from the AFC Champions League's top 16 draw on Dec. 28 and the first round of the knockout stage scheduled for Feb. 13, which coincides with the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, Taishan's future remains full of expectations.
Although Taishan's lack of offense, poor midfield scheduling, and aging backline were exposed in the AFC Champions League group stage and FA Cup final, the team must strengthen its roster and upgrade its bench if it hopes to make a breakthrough in the coming year. The introduction of foreign aid and the recruitment of local players should not be delayed. It is reported that foreign aid Zeca, Cazza and Shenzhen team back Waqaso is expected to join, if it can come true, the team's competitiveness is expected to improve.
The end of the year is the best time to attract reinforcements. The German transfer market website also updated on December 15, 2023 the end of the Chinese Super League player price and the total value of the club. Due to a number of factors, the overall value of the Chinese Super League has dropped by 20.75 million euros, or 14.7%, compared with the previous year. The average age of the first team is a key factor in the decline in value.
In terms of the value of foreign aid, Seaport foreign aid Oscar topped the list with 5 million euros, followed by Vargas with 4 million euros. Taishan's Kressan and Lennardo, who is on loan in Zhejiang, are tied for third place at €3.5 million, while Lennardo's value has climbed from €3 million to its current level, thanks to an outstanding performance this season. Romulo is at €2.5 million, followed by Aziz and Serginho at higher values respectively.
Local players, Wu Lei topped the list with 1.5 million euros, Jiang Guangtai and Jiang Shenglong tied for second with 700,000 euros, Zhang Yuning, Dai Weijun and Zhu Chenjie tied for fourth with 600,000 euros, Wei Shihao and Wang Shangyuan tied for sixth with 550,000 euros, Xie Pengfei, Chen Pu and Liu Yang tied for eighth with 500,000 euros. Taishan's international players have proved themselves in the Chinese Super League, FA Cup and AFC Champions League, as well as in the national soccer tournaments, and are worth a lot of money. In addition, Jadson 450,000 euros, Pato 400,000 euros, Liu Binbin 375,000 euros, Fernando and Huang Zhenyu 300,000 euros, and the departure of Fellaini worth 500,000 euros.
In the ranking of the total value of clubs, Shanghai Port to 16.35 million euros in the top of the Chinese Super League, Zhejiang team 10.58 million euros followed, Shanghai Shenhua 10.3 million euros ranked fourth, Shandong Taishan ranked fifth, Wuhan three towns and Chengdu Rongcheng tied for seventh, Beijing Guoan worth 8.3 million euros.
Thus, from the players to the club value analysis, Shenhua won the FA Cup this season is not surprising, Taishan team harvested three runners-up. Zhejiang and Wuhan among the AFC Champions League is also a reflection of their value and strength. As of now, the AFC has 189 players worth more than one million euros, including 72 Japanese players, accounting for nearly 40%, while Chinese players only Wu Lei is worth 1.5 million euros.
