In the late afternoon of May 8, Beijing time, the Shanghai Harbour Football Team arrived in Dalian on a special plane, and then transferred to the base of Dalian People's Football Club in accordance with the closed-loop management mode. The newly added domestic players, Zhang Linpeng and Xu Xin, have already met up with manager Leco and foreign aid Paulinho in Guangzhou and embarked on the journey to Dalian together. Another foreign player, Ndiaye, has arrived in China and is under medical observation. However, Oscar, the captain of Shanghai Harbour, who is a top player in the Chinese Super League, did not appear in the transit list, and it is reported that he has taken leave from the club due to an urgent matter at home and is not in Shanghai at the moment.
The epidemic and many other factors made Oscar stay in Shanghai with his family and not return to Brazil after the end of the last season. Oscar also participated in the first phase of the Harbour team's winter training program, which was suspended at the end of March when the epidemic rebounded in Shanghai, but he did not leave the city. on March 26, he also shared a video of himself taking a nucleic acid test on social media, and on March 28, he posted a final message calling on all of us to work together to support our beloved city in our own way. Since then, there have been no updates on his social media accounts.
Sources from "Harbour Publishing" and "Harbour Team Newspaper" revealed that Oscar took a leave of absence because his mother was seriously ill at home and he was required to visit and deal with related medical matters. As to whether he is in Dubai for treatment or has returned to Brazil, there is no definite information yet. Sources at the harbor said the club has been in constant communication with Oscar and he will return to the team as soon as possible after dealing with his family. Given the fact that the start date of the Chinese Super League has not yet been set, if all goes well, Oscar should not miss much of the schedule even if he goes through quarantine.
