November 5, Beijing, the Japanese sports media "Tokyo-sports" disclosed a piece of explosive news: in view of the Hebei team is facing the crisis of dissolution, currently playing for the team's Taishan player Leonardo, may return to the J League next season.
According to the Japanese media, the Huaxia Happiness Group, which used to sponsor Hebei FC, is about to withdraw from the management of the club, and there are signs that "Huaxia Happiness seems to be really giving up on the team". Currently, Hebei's parent company is heavily in debt, and if the club's financial chain breaks, it will be in a desperate situation - facing the end of being disbanded.
It is worth mentioning that Leonardo, the Brazilian striker who had moved to Hebei from Shandong Taishan in July, updated his social media in October, hinting at his imminent departure from Hebei and a possible return to the J-League next season, joining either Niigata Swans at J2 level or Tottori Health at J3 level.
The Japanese media further analyzed that with the exit of Jiangsu Suning, which just won the Chinese Super League title, and the financial woes of Guangzhou, "Chinese soccer seems to be standing on the brink of collapse."
