The recent soccer transfer season has seen waves of reinforcement battles in the Chinese Super League. The major title contenders have been making moves, and even as Tri-Town let go of nine accomplished players, the goal was to optimize the roster and make room for possible future arrivals of powerful new recruits. Although there are rumors that Tri-Town's goal is to keep the sixth and compete for the fourth, as the defending champions, such a strategy doesn't seem to be on their mind. More often than not, they seem more than willing to take the pressure off their players in terms of results. After all, three of the top five teams from last season, except for Harbor, have made personnel changes. Tarzan and Rongcheng welcomed the addition of Eckerson and Fernando respectively, and their performances in the new season are worth looking forward to.
Since the opening of the winter transfer window, there has been no bigger change in the Chinese Super League than the transformation of Harbour. Despite the daunting task of winning the title in the new season, Seaport has changed their usual high-profile style to an unusually low profile. There were no big moves in either domestic or international reinforcements. Until April 4, with the winter window approaching, the seaport team finally ushered in the first new aid - Austrian striker Pinko. The 1.88-meter tall player, with his strong physique and Anatovic-like style of play, often relies on physical confrontation to win shooting space in front of the field, and headers are his specialty.
Pinko's career resume is unremarkable, but before joining Klagenfurt, he made 95 appearances in three seasons, contributing 55 goals, a high scoring rate, and led the team to a successful promotion to the Championship Group during his captaincy. Despite his impressive performances in the Austrian Superliga, the league is not ranked highly in Europe, so his prowess will need to be proven in the Chinese Super League.
It is worth mentioning that Seaport has only brought in one new player in the past three months, a situation that has been widely discussed among fans. According to sources close to the situation, Pinko will be the only new addition to Seaport for the new season. Although his transfer fee is not high, only a few hundred thousand euros, his loan fee is only 200,000 euros, or about 1.5 million yuan, which is rare among the foreign aid introductions of Seaport in recent years.
Meanwhile, the Harbour team has also welcomed a new coach, Javier. He has already led the team in a long training session, but how effective the coaching will be needs to be tested in the game. The change in style of the Harbour Team makes outsiders feel uncomfortable, but in the current situation, adopting a low-key coping strategy may be a wise choice.
