Due to well-known reasons, last season's Chinese Super League fell into an unprecedented trough, the new Chinese Super League champion Jiangsu Suning directly announced the dissolution, and the veteran tianjin Teda (now renamed Tianjin Jinmen Tiger) also because of the withdrawal of the club's investors, almost following in the footsteps of Suning.
Fortunately, under the care of the relevant leaders, the Tianjin team was finally able to come back to life before the start of the league. Since most of the players of the first team have been transferred to other teams, Tianjin has temporarily cobbled together a new Tianjin team under very difficult circumstances, relying on the influence of coach Yu Genwei in domestic football.
In the case of not being optimistic about many people, Tianjin team completed the relegation task of last season through unremitting efforts in the second stage of the league.
The resurrection of the dead and the successful completion of relegation have given the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers a new vitality today. For the club, the goal of next season is not just to complete relegation, it is their ultimate goal to return to the upper level of the league.
Therefore, although the league has only just ended, the Jinmen Tigers club began to recruit. At present, they have successfully signed former Guoan midfielder, active international Barton.
The waiver of Barton is just the beginning of the new season of reinforcements for the Jinmen Tigers, and they will also reinforce the team's front, middle and back lines.
According to reports, Jinmen Tigers are currently communicating with Shandong Taishan, hoping to renew the loan of foreign aid center-back Kadar next season and buy out Li Songyi's contract, so that the two main center-backs of the team last season can continue to play for Tianjin next season.
In terms of front, Tianjin's reinforcement target is mainly foreign aid, and there have been a number of foreign aid forwards from the K League and J League and Tianjin team. However, for Tianjin, compared with foreign aid from other national leagues, the introduction of foreign aid from other Chinese Super League clubs is obviously more reliable.
Recently, many domestic media have also released news that there is a foreign aid striker who has been playing in the Chinese Super League for many years and will join Tianjin Jinmen Tiger next season, he is an old acquaintance of Tianjin fans, Achimpen.
Achimpen, 28, joined Tianjin Teda on loan in the summer of 2017 from League A giants Anderlecht.
In the second half of the 2017 season, Achimpen scored 4 goals for Tianjin and made a great contribution to the team's relegation. As a result, TEDA also bought out Achimpen's contract at the end of the season and officially brought in the Ghanaian striker.
In the 2018 season, he played for Tianjin in a total of 26 rounds of the Chinese Super League, scoring 17 goals and contributing 4 assists, once again becoming the number one contributor to helping the team relegate.
In his three and a half seasons with Tianjin, Achimpen played in 85 games for Tianjin in all competitions, scoring 34 goals and 20 assists, and was entrusted with the responsibility of captain by the head coach for his outstanding performance.
It can be said that it is precisely because of Achimpen's efficient performance in the front line that the weak Tianjin team can be relegated successfully every season. As a result, he also became the favorite of Tianjin fans and affectionately called him the "A Qi" of tianjin team.
Although Achim Peng has always been loyal to Tianjin, due to the club's salary arrears and the withdrawal of the parent company, he finally reluctantly joined the newly promoted local players of the Chinese Super League shenzhen team last summer.
Although Achimpen was an absolute main player in the Shenzhen team's forward line last season, his performance in the team was far less outstanding than when he played for Tianjin. In one season, Achimpen scored only five league goals.
Obviously, the Shenzhen team's tactical play is not suitable for Achimpen, who is known for his speed and breakthrough ability. The Tianjin team, which focuses on defensive counter-attack tactics, is more suitable for the small Ghanaian striker.
Judging from the current situation, the possibility of Achimpen returning to Tianjin next season is still very large. First of all, after playing for Tianjin for many years, he has developed a very deep relationship with the club and fans. Secondly, his technical characteristics are also very suitable for the current Tianjin team.
Finally, although the Jinmen Tiger Club is not very wealthy, their salary arrears problem is not as serious as other clubs. Returning to Tianjin, Achimpen's salary treatment is also guaranteed.
Therefore, Achimpen's return to Tianjin will become a high probability event, as to when the Jinmen Tiger Club can re-sign Achimpen, let's wait and see...