Shandong Taishan team is ambitious for next year, aiming for the double championship. However, the rise of the Shanghai duo has given Shandong an unprecedented challenge. This season, these two giants have taken the Super League and AFC Cup crowns from the Taishan team, leaving the Shandong team in the domestic arena in second place. The fire of discontent in Taishan's heart drove them to attract reinforcements quickly this season, and two key foreign aiders have been locked. But recently, the progress of attracting reinforcements has reached a stalemate, the fate of the two foreign aiders is not yet clear, and the financial problems are also unresolved.
Looking back to the Luneng era, Shandong Taishan team wrote countless glorious chapters for Shandong soccer. At that time, Taishan team was backed by the strong support of the National Grid and had no financial worries. As a result, the introduction of top foreign aid became the norm. Nowadays, after the shareholding restructuring, the State Grid transferred 40% of its shares to Jinan Wentian, but did not see any capital injection, and the Taishan team is facing financial difficulties.
Money was tight and Taishan could only bring in players with expiring contracts last season. The rumors about the new gold owner have never been confirmed, and everyone expects the problem to be solved quickly. If the problem is not solved, Taishan team will face financial difficulties, and new invitations will be blocked. Whether Shaneng Group takes over or Luneng Group returns has become the center of attention.
At present, the third foreign aid of the Taishan team has not yet been determined, another reason is that the two foreign aid is undecided. Leonardo, although the strength is not bad, but not favored by Choi Kang-hee, West Asian teams are interested in introducing, but due to the AFC Champions League suspended for many games, next season's AFC Champions League participation is hopeless, the transfer is blocked. Pato's performance in the Indonesian league is bright, but the fierce competition in the Chinese Super League has made him injured frequently, and it is difficult to meet the requirements of the Taishan team. But he won't leave easily, with a generous salary, and he is determined to prove himself.
Even so, Taishan team has six foreign aid, the quota is full. The team urgently needs to introduce a strong foreign aid in the back position, although Cui Kangxi has already aimed at the target, but the problem of attracting foreign aid to be solved. Hopefully, Taishan can speed up the pace and complete the upgrade as soon as possible.
