Since the opening of A A and the Chinese Super League, there have been 3 so-called "dynasties", which are Dalian Shide (Wanda), Shandong Taishan (Luneng) and Guangzhou (Evergrande) according to time. Among them, guangzhou's 7 consecutive championships (2011-2017) are the most shocking, and it should be that there is no one who has come after the ancients. However, the Guangzhou team has now become the "yellow flower of yesterday", and the team that is now expected to replace them is being born, that is, Shanghai Harbor.
As the most loyal "imitator" of the Guangzhou team, Shanghai Seaport has invested more than enough in several years, according to Xie Hui, a former international footballer who once worked at Shanghai Seaport, the total cost of Shanghai Seaport in previous years reached a total of 12 billion yuan.
However, in stark contrast to the huge investment, shanghai seaport's achievements, since the beginning of the Shanghai East Asia Super League in 2013, their results are: 9 in 2013; 5 in 2014; 2 in 2015 (SIPG officially entered the ownership); 3 in 2016; 2 in 2017; 1 in 2018; 3 in 2019; 4 in 2020; 2 in 2021.
That is to say, in the case of normal investment in other clubs, even if the investment in Shanghai Harbor is high, it is difficult for them to form an absolute advantage, at most it is only a "spoiler" identity.
The investment of 12 billion yuan in exchange for a league title (the best result of the AFC Champions League is the top 4), which is definitely not a good deal, but with the deterioration of the environment in the Chinese Super League, Shanghai Harbor has ushered in their own era. Last season, Shanghai Harbor almost won the second championship in history, but Shandong Taishan, a state-owned enterprise team that is also not bad money, laughed to the end.
But Shandong Taishan has one of the biggest drawbacks, that is, the largest shareholder Guodian is slowly withdrawing, and future investment will definitely decrease year by year, and eventually return to rationality. In this way, the opportunity for Shanghai's harbor has come!
With sipping on SIPG as always, Shanghai Harbour currently has the highest annual salary oscar (€26 million) in the entire Chinese Super League, with at least two years of contract. According to the latest news, head coach Lecco has also renewed his contract for 3 years, so in the next few years, Shanghai Harbor is very stable.
Of course, it is not enough for Shanghai Harbor to have only one Oscar, and a good man has three gangs, so they set their sights on the transfer market. According to the current transfer rumors, Xu Xin has confirmed to join Shanghai Harbor, and international footballers such as Zhang Linpeng are also in contact, and what is even more important is that the two naturalized players who have played for Guangzhou before are also expected to join!
I have to say that the Shanghai seaport is really too rich, other families are in arrears of wages, only they are still waving money to buy people. If nothing else, the Shanghai seaport will usher in its own dynasty, so let's wait and see.