On May 3, news came out of the Beijing time zone that foreign striker Ndiaye of the Seaport team had arrived without incident, as reported to Shanghai on Monday, however, teammates Lopez and Mui failed to enter the country for some reason, and most members of the team are now concentrated in the hotel for quarantine.
According to Weekly Shanghai, the new Chinese Super League (CSL) season may kick off on May 27, but the situation is still unclear as to whether this timing will come true, and the possibility of change still exists. Nonetheless, the Shanghai Harbor team, whose preparations have been hampered by the epidemic, has begun to actively prepare for the new season, which may begin at the end of this month, with a view to showing the best form. It is reported that most of the first-team players have finished assembling last week and are currently under quarantine in a Shanghai hotel, under strict observance of the anti-epidemic measures. As for the follow-up arrangements, including how to travel to the competition venues, etc., we still need to wait for the new season of the Chinese Super League to determine the specific timetable and competition venues.
The newly joined Ndiaye striker also arrived in China last week and is currently under quarantine in accordance with anti-epidemic regulations and is expected to participate in the first phase of the new Chinese Super League season. The Lopes striker is still stranded in Brazil, while Australian international Mooy is in his native England and they are unable to return to the team for the time being.
As the Harbour team has been unable to conduct normal training so far and will need additional isolation upon arrival at the tournament, even if the Chinese Super League can start on May 27, the outlook for the team, which was runner-up in last year's tournament and has almost no winter training or normal preparation to speak of this season, is still not optimistic.
