Shandong Taishan player Moises has made his first statement on his stay or departure for the new season following the Brazilian media's revelation of Portuguese Premier League Santa Clara midfielder Lincoln. He revealed that the Taishan team intends to extend its contract, but he himself is assessing the reasonableness of this proposal. According to the reporter's investigation, the recall of Moises is one of the Taishan team's established plans. However, because his contract with Taishan team only four months left, the new season registration may face challenges, so Taishan team expects Moises at least half a year extension, and even consider signing a "0.5 + 1" contract. This week, the two sides have held in-depth discussions on this issue.
Given the transient nature of his contract with Shandong Taishan and his location in faraway South America, Moises could have opted to bid farewell to the Chinese Super League. In fact, Gremio of Barclays Premier League and Botafogo of Barclays B have shown interest in him. Especially Gremio, head coach Roger Machado wants to recruit him into his team, as the two had a brief experience working together at Palmeiras and have a deep personal relationship. However, Moises is still hesitant, partly due to the Brazilian club's difficulties in offering an attractive salary, and partly because he is still eager to continue playing in the Chinese Super League.
However, family factors are something he has to consider. Moises said, "I can't be sure what the final outcome will be yet, the contract with Shandong Taishan expires in the middle of the year and the club is interested in renewing it. But the contract is about to expire and I need to start following some advice now." He emphasized, "For example, I need to calmly analyze the possibilities that are best for me and my family and then make the best decision."
Since Moises still has four months left on his contract with Shandong Taishan, there is nothing wrong from a legal point of view if the latter insisted that he return to his home country to sign immediately. But in reality, both Taishan and the player himself are beginning to make a unified plan: once he returns to China, he will play at least a full season, not four months. In addition, from the point of view of the new season player registration, although the CFA in recent years due to the epidemic and other factors to relax the form of a few months or half a year contract registration, but Taishan team still tend to follow the FIFA regulations, that is, in the registration of the Chinese Super League, the contract needs to be for a full year or a full season. Insiders revealed that this is also a reflection of the club's efforts to standardize its construction. Therefore, on the issue of recalling Moises, the club hopes that he can play for at least one full year, and even sign a "+1" priority contract extension clause on this basis.
From a tactical point of view, the importance of Moises to Shandong Taishan is self-evident. Although the team has players such as Sun Zhunhao, Liao Lisheng, Fellaini and Duan Liuyu, Sun Zhunhao and Liao Lisheng are more focused on the back position, Fellaini is more of a shadow striker, and Duan Liuyu plays mainly on the wing for Taishan. In the second half of last season, the coaching staff focused on developing Xu Xin's backward front function, but his contract renewal problems arose, and now it is difficult to continue the front edge. As for the idea of introducing a new foreign front man, Taishan team did try, and even the name of Portuguese Premier League Santa Clara player Lincoln came to light. However, in the context of the Chinese Super League's salary restriction order, it has become a major problem whether the annual salary requirement of the new foreign aid can be met. Moreover, a 24-year-old new generation player like Lincoln is worth a lot of money, and without a transfer fee of more than three to four million euros, I am afraid that it is difficult to stand out in the competition. However, Taishan has already set aside six to seven million euros from its season budget in order to buy out Jadson and pursue Cressan.
In contrast, there is no transfer fee to pay to keep Moises. As for his annual salary, it is currently around 4 million euros, which is slightly higher than the 3 million euros standard of the Chinese Super League's salary restriction, but it is not unnegotiable. The key lies in the decision-making of Moises himself. Informed sources revealed that Taishan team on the return of Moises with an open attitude, as long as the two sides in the playing time to reach agreement, re-open cooperation is not impossible.
It is reported that the Taishan team has set up a homeward route for Moises' return. Once a swift agreement is reached between the two sides, he will arrive in Guangzhou on a flight with Delgado for quarantine, while new recruit Cressan will depart separately to sign on. Currently, Jadson, Fellaini and Sun Junho have all arrived in the country for quarantine.
