With the continuous development of domestic professional football leagues, the level of foreign aid introduced by teams at all levels of leagues is also getting higher and higher. Many big-name foreign aides come to China to play football, and they value several times the salary they can earn in Europe.
As a result, many foreign players don't have much of a sense of belonging to the clubs they play for. After making a lot of money in China, he patted his ass and left. Therefore, over the past few years, the foreign aid of domestic clubs has changed as frequently as a marquee.
However, there are exceptions to this situation, there is a foreign aid who has played in the Chinese Super League for nearly 11 years in China, and has always played for the same Chinese Super League team, he is the former Colombian striker Moreno of Shanghai Shenhua.
Moreno, who joined Shanghai Shenhua in the summer of 2012, played for the team for 10 and a half seasons, during which time he helped Shenhua win the FA Cup twice.
After his contract with Shenhua club expired at the end of last year, Moreno's speed and physical fitness have fallen short of the Requirements of the Chinese Super League due to his age. As a result, the Colombian veteran failed to secure a contract extension from the club.
As a Chinese super club, Shanghai Shenhua has brought in the top European stars such as Drogba, Anelka, Denbaba, Tevez, Sharawi and so on, but they have not played for Shenhua for too long. Moreno, on the other hand, has remained in Shenhua, welcoming and sending away these famous teammates.
It can be said that Moreno, who has been in Shanghai for more than 10 years, has a very deep affection for Shenhua Club. Previously, Moreno had repeatedly stated publicly that Shanghai and China were his second home. Every time there is a major event in the country, Moreno will donate money and materials to express his heart.
In today's materialistic society, foreign aid like Moreno's "virtue and art" is really rare. Therefore, shanghai fans love Moreno very much and hope that Shenhua Club can give Moreno another contract so that he can end his career in Shanghai and enter the coaching team of Shenhua after retiring.
The fans have a very good idea, but the difficulty of this operation is still very large. On the one hand, Shenhua is not a nursing home, and it cannot leave a veteran who has not been able to play in the team, and the operation of the club still has to follow the laws of professional sports.
On the other hand, Moreno, who has been wandering outside for more than 10 years, wants to return to his hometown of Colombia. So Moreno returned to Colombia in late November last year.
Although Moreno is about to turn 36, he has no plans to retire. The Colombian veteran is expected to make an official comeback in the near future to join his old club, National Athletic Club Medellín.
Recently, reports from the Colombian sports media said that National Athletic Club has recently announced their list of reinforcements this year, in this list there are a total of 3 players, they are: Daniel, Alexander and Duke.
Through this transfer list, it is not difficult to see that Atlético Inter is not ready to sign Moreno. But that doesn't mean Moreno has lost his chance to join Atletico Inter, as the club will also be considering bringing in new signings this year.
Moreno recently said publicly that in the future to help the club alleviate the financial crisis, he can play for Inter For free. Of course, if the team wins the league or the Copa Libertadores, he will consider charging the club a certain fee at his discretion, because these titles can bring the club a lot of money.
As a foreign aid who has played in the top league of the Chinese Super League for more than 10 years, Moreno has earned money that he can't spend for several lifetimes. So, playing for his old club for free won't put any financial pressure on him.
Still, we have great admiration for Moreno's decision. After all, we haven't heard of any foreign aid who left the Chinese Super League to play for free for the team. We would also like to wish Moreno a great future in the Colombian league and a championship trophy to bring his career to a perfect end.