After being extended from February 26 to March 26 and finally falling on April 12, the winter transfer window of China's third tier soccer league, like a marathon across the cold winter, drew to a close in the spring breeze.
In this "overtime", the transfer market for domestic players is slightly lively, but there is no lack of "false prosperity" due to special conditions. The transfer of foreign aid, both the number and price, compared with the past have shown a precipitous fall. Farewell to the golden dollar era of the Chinese Super League, this transfer window seems more stable, rational.
On the last day of the transfer window, Shenzhen Football Club announced the signing of three foreign aiders. Photo credit: Shenzhen Football Club.
The market for domestic help is "heating up"
It has to be admitted that the winter transfer window of the Chinese Super League (CSL) for the 2021 season was much hotter than expected. On deadline day, there were nearly 20 deals made by Premier League teams.
This market heating up with the defending champions Jiangsu, Beijing Orange and Feng team withdrawal, as well as Tianjin Jinmen Tiger "resurrection" is not unrelated.
For example, the national football team, the former Jiangsu team captain Wu Xi joined Shanghai Shenhua, Li Ang joined the Shanghai seaport, Gao Tianyi joined Beijing Guoan, Ji Xiang joined Shandong Taishan, Yang Xiaotian joined Guangzhou City, Xie Pengfei, Luo Jing, Abdul Hemiti and other players to join the Cangzhou Lions, the entire championship class was split to the various domestic teams.
In the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers "resurrection" process, although the loss of Dujia, Zhao Hongliu, Zheng Kaimu, Guo Hao and other strength players, but before the transfer window closes, but also through a large number of rentals, the introduction of Shandong Taishan foreign aid Kadar, Chen Kerui, Guoan's Barton, Shenhua from the Zhen, as well as Wuhan's team, such as Zhou Tong and other 13 players, a time to become a large number of players. It became a big player introduction for a while.
Wu Xi joins Shanghai Shenhua. Photo credit: Shanghai Shenhua Football Club.
A good time to take the plunge
In the special context of the new salary limit policy and the changing needs of investors, this winter window has also become a good time to take a plunge, with many teams completing lineup upgrades in a very cost-effective manner. For example, Shanghai Shenhua in addition to the way to avoid signing the introduction of national football captain Wu Xi, but also the introduction of Hebei team center back Jin Yangyang. Put in the golden dollar era, the total transfer fee of the two at least over 100 million.
In addition to Shenhua, two other veteran teams, Beijing Guoan and Shandong Taishan, also became winners of the plunge. The former brought in young players Gao Tianyi and Cao Yongjing from the closing Jiangsu and Beijing Orange and Fung, while the latter brought in Ji Xiang from the closing Jiangsu after waiving Shi Ke from Shanghai Harbor and Xu Xin from Guangzhou.
Shandong Taishan brought in former Guangzhou midfielder Xu Xin. Photo credit: Shandong Taishan Football Club.
The Cangzhou Lions, who have returned to the Chinese Super League this season on a deputation basis, have made 14 consecutive 10 a.m. official announcements after the 13th official announcement of Ahmadov's joining the team. They have waived a total of seven players from Jiangsu and Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, as well as bringing in Lin Chuangyi and foreigner Ahmadov from Shanghai Seaport, Zhao Xuebin from the Dalian People, and Chen Zhongliu from Suzhou Dongwu, among others.
Cangzhou Lions of these 14 transactions, only from the Guangzhou team to introduce the young Bugra Khan was introduced through the method of spending transfer fees, they almost through the free way to complete the entire lineup of upgrading and renovation, which is placed in the previous era of the Golden Dollar is unimaginable.
Moreover, the threshold for a plunge like Cangzhou Lions is very low. Comparatively speaking, clubs with veteran teams and investors who can stabilize their commitment will have an advantage.
Of course, investors are willing to give these "re-employment" players payroll is also a very important factor, like the previous attraction of the big Guangzhou team, Dalian people team, are not in this excellent opportunity to make a move, the two teams are also the most quiet in this transfer window.
Former Henan foreign aid player Bassogo joins Shanghai Shenhua. Photo credit: Shanghai Shenhua Football Club.
The foreign aid market turns into an internal cycle
If the Cangzhou Lions are the biggest situation in the internal aid market, then the Shamrocks, who returned to the Chinese Super League by hand last season, are the deal winners in the foreign aid market.
SZFC introduced Caldecott from Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic in the winter window, foreign captain Achimpen from Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, foreign back Vakaso from Jiangsu, and also introduced Colombian star Quintero, who also became the king of the winter window this season with a transfer fee of 5.9 million euros. Compared to the previous tens of millions of euros transfer fee level of foreign aid, can be said to be a world of difference.
Overall, most of the teams and the Shenzhen football team's foreign aid operation of the same idea, basically from the domestic market to introduce, Shanghai Shenhua from Henan Songshan Longmen to introduce Bassogo, from Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic to introduce Adrian.
Beijing Guoan introduced Sosa from Changchun Yatai to make up for the vacancies of Augusto and Fernando who could not return to the team on time because of the epidemic prevention and control. Wuhan team introduced Shenhua foreign aid Mbia, Guangzhou City introduced Beijing Orange and Fung foreign aid Thiago ...... These foreign aid introduction, also basically 0 transfer fee.
Beijing Guoan's five new recruits this season. Bian Liqun photo
As for the new landing in the Chinese Super League foreign aid, but also more to the Asian range of leagues, such as Shandong Taishan team introduced South Korean foreign aid Sun Jun Ho, and Japan's j league Urawa Red Diamonds Leonardo, Chongqing two rivers athletic introduction of Tursunov from South Korea's k league relegation team Busan idol.
Even Shanghai Seaport, a cutting-edge team in the Chinese Super League, has only brought in foreign aid Meštorović from Osijek of the Croatian League in the winter window this season, with a transfer fee of only 2.98 million euros, according to the Der Spin data. Compare Vakaso, Kadar, Larsen, these new foreign aid last season landed in the Chinese Super League, this season's new foreign aid in the transfer fee and the value of a further decline.
Overall, the winter transfer window in the post-golden dollar era has clearly returned to rationality and stability, and careful budgeting has become the mainstream of the winter window. As for the "hard times" under the Chinese Super League will show what scene, 7 days later will be able to see, this will also be a season to produce a new order. (End)
