In the midst of today's soccer turmoil, Stanciu, the Romanian star of Chinese Super League giants Wuhan Sanzhen, has decided to make his way back to his home country of Romania. He will be representing his national team in the upcoming UEFA Europa League campaign, thus missing Wuhan Sanzhen's bye with Changchun Yatai and Cangzhou Xiongshi.
Looking back at the 18th round of the Chinese Super League, Shandong Taishan hosted Wuhan Sanzhen on September 14th. Stanciu, who was absent due to injury, gave Sanzhen a slight disadvantage, and eventually drew 1-1 on the road against Shandong Taishan, who still leads the table by 4 points despite having played one less game.
In early fall, the Romanian national team extended an olive branch to Stanciu, inviting him back to his home country for the UEFA Nations League matches against Finland on the 23rd and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the 27th. After the Bosnia-Herzegovina match, Stanciu will be on his way home again and is expected to be isolated in China for 10 days.
Stanciu's departure is undoubtedly a big blow to Wuhan Sanzhen. This season, he has scored 7 goals and assisted 7 times in the Chinese Super League, and was honored as the Chinese Super League's assist leader. Now, he will not be able to play for the team in the bye game, which makes Sanzhen fans feel regretful.
