March 22, nightfall, the Chinese soccer world ushered in heavy news: Guangzhou team player Liao Lisheng officially transferred to Shandong Taishan team. This transfer movement, like a heavy bomb, instantly set off waves in the transfer market.
Liao Lixiang, 28, has been playing for Guangzhou Evergrande since 2013, when his soccer career began. In last season, Liao put in a stellar performance, playing 17 games for Guangzhou, delivering 1 goal and 2 assists, while delivering 21 key passes and contributing 26 steals, 27 blocks and 16 saves on the defensive end.
Liao's contract expired on the eve of the start of the third phase of the 2021 Chinese Super League, but the extension of the league gave him the opportunity to stay with the team. Guangzhou signed a short-term deal with him to ensure he completed the full season. In the last 8 rounds of matches, Liao Lixiang played all the matches, and his performance was so eye-catching that he quickly became the meat and potatoes of the transfer market. In his prime, he is able to play in a number of positions such as back, front and right back.
As early as the end of last season's Chinese Super League, there were three or four clubs in contact with him, and Shandong Taishan was one of them. However, Taishan's main concern at the time was the renewal of Moises' contract. Until January 18th, international player Xu Xin did not choose to renew his contract, Taishan immediately started the waist search program. After considering a number of current international backs, Liao Lixiang quickly became the first choice due to contractual restrictions and the player's own wishes.
The key factors that attracted Liao to the Taishan team were its double-championship glory and its longstanding status as a Chinese Super League powerhouse. Although the package is not particularly lucrative, the strict adherence to the CSL's new policy and the team's strong platform make it easy to be favored in the current Chinese soccer environment. Liao and Taishan's Wang Tong, Shi Ke, Wu Xinghan, Liu Binbin and others were once teammates in the National Olympic team, and with Wang Dalei, Jin Jingdao, Duan Liu Yu in the national team had a common training, team integration is not a problem. In addition, the head coach Hao Wei in the period of Evergrande and Liao Lisheng cooperation, on the latter know well.
Liao is currently in the UAE with the national team actively preparing for the next two matches of the Top 12.
