Taishan's story with Guedes is coming to an end. On August 25th, Shandong Taishan officially announced the departure of Brazilian striker Guedes, and the 25-year-old player will embark on a new journey in the Barclays Premier League. It is reported that the Taishan team with the release of Guedes not only gained a high amount of release fee, but also released the salary space, for the future reinforcement layout in advance.
Born in 1996, Guedes joined Taishan in July 2018, contributing two goals and one assist in nine appearances in his debut season. Despite being full of confidence when he first joined the Chinese Super League, he did not quickly gain a starting position in the team's competition.In the 2019 season, Gedes focused on the Chinese Super League as he failed to qualify for the AFC Champions League entry, contributing 12 goals and 4 assists in 21 appearances, and improving his overall performance dramatically.
Geddes' individual ability is unquestionable, and he is particularly gifted in his shooting skills, making him a key figure in the Taishan offense. However, the youthful Geddes also faced the challenge of emotional control, which directly affected his playing time, in contrast to Fellaini, Pelle and Moises.
In the 2020 season, Guedes was delayed in returning to the team due to flights and other factors, and didn't arrive in Shanghai until just before the start of the Chinese Super League, missing most of the first phase of the competition. It wasn't until the September match against Shenhua that Guedes made his season debut, which was undoubtedly a loss for Taishan. However, he scored 6 goals in the league and the AFC Cup respectively, and became a contributor to Taishan's championship victory. In Hao Wei's tactical system, Gedes plays an important role, and Hao Wei has full trust in him.
However, the 2021 season Gerdes once again encountered the problem of returning to the team, the Brazilian foreign aid entry difficulties is an objective factor, Taishan team has been trying to operate Gerdes and Moises return. In the end, Moises insisted on waiting in Serbia for the formalities to be completed, while Gerdes chose to return to Brazil early, blocking the way back to China. The Brazilian media repeatedly broke the news that Gerdes sought to terminate his contract, and this long negotiation process eventually led to an agreement between the two sides.
Affected by the epidemic and other aspects, Gedes can not return to the team is a huge loss for the Taishan team, but Gedes left the team determination has been determined, the termination of the contract has become the only choice. It is reported that the Taishan team obtained a high amount of money, Gedes' contract still has one year left, the Taishan team do not need to pay any salary, for the future attraction to save space.
Taishan team officials expressed their gratitude for the three-year contribution of Gedes, who contributed 27 goals and 9 assists in 53 matches to win the AFC Cup with the team. Currently, Taishan has a full squad of five foreigners, with the return of Moises and the support of Fellaini, Sun Junho, Jadson and Delgado, allowing Taishan to go all out for a good result.
