Reporter Jin Wrong reported on February 25, Croatian media "Dalmacija News" revealed that the contract between Harbor coach Lecco and the club has been extended for three years, although the club has not yet been officially announced, but according to this newspaper, if there is no accident, Lecco will continue to coach, the new season, Harbor will launch an impact on the Chinese Super League champions.
In January last year, the harbour announced that Lecco would succeed Pereira as club manager. It is understood that at that time, the two sides signed a 1+1 contract, the specific performance indicators are the top three in the Chinese Super League, and in the end, Lyco led the team to win two runners-up in the league and cup, theoretically exceeding the task.
However, at the end of the season, there were voices in the outside world that only two runners-up, the double line was suppressed by Tarzan, Lecco's performance could not "convince the public", and if harbor had a greater pursuit, he should be replaced.
When the group summed up internally, although they were not very satisfied with the results, they did not completely push the responsibility on Lecco, and in their view, the lack of thickness of the team's bench was also an important reason.
Last season, Harbor looked strong, but suffered from injuries, foreign aid was not strong, Anau left the team in the middle of the season, Moi missed many games for some reasons, López and Mistorovic were injured, Paulinho Jr. was also injured at the end of the season, only captain Oscar was more normal.
After losing the FA Cup final, although Lecco was reluctant to find a reason, he still couldn't help but complain, "During the season, we suffered a lot of injuries, including foreign aid sometimes insufficient, sometimes, only two foreign aides are available." In fact, for Tarzan, one of the things that Ryco envies most is that the foreign aid is neat, "they have five great foreign aides."
It should be noted that Lecco's transformation of the harbor is still relatively successful, and the team has also branded him. In addition, although it failed to win the championship, in terms of youth training, Lecco did a good job, Zhang Huachen, Li Shenyuan and other players who have been almost forgotten were reactivated, and Abra Khan and Liu Zhurun, although they have not yet taken the lead, can already contribute in the system.
Although during the season, Lecco was exposed by former agent Vijkovic about the scandal of taking commissions during the player transfer process when coaching Brugge, he denied the allegations through a lawyer and even took Vijkovic to court in January this year to seek his innocence. Therefore, this incident did not have much impact on his coaching.
Dalmacija News said that the seaport decided to extend Lyco's contract for three years, that is, to renew it until the end of 2024, and the media said that the seaport executives were happy to renew the contract with Lyco.
Although the seaport official has not yet confirmed this news, but according to this newspaper, if there is no accident, Lecco should continue to coach, as for the specific length of the contract and whether the salary increase, it is not known, last year, when he coached, his annual salary was 2.5 million euros.
It should be noted that the harbor has a clear goal this season, that is, to win. So, if Lecco can't accomplish this goal, how many years of contracts will not be able to keep him.
In order to escort Lecco, Harbor is very active in the transfer market and wants to sign high-level players.
Xu Xin, who helped Taishan win the double last season, will join The Harbor on his own, and he already has a place in the national football team, and after joining, he will strengthen the midfield strength of the Harbor.
In addition, it is reported that the harbor is very interested in the naturalized international Axon, after Arnau left, the harbor was struggling to find a substitute, and could only use the little Paulinho to top the class, but could not play the role of a bridgehead. Although Axon is almost 33 years old, he still has a certain lethality, and more importantly, he has played in China for many years, especially in the harbor, and they are familiar with each other. Moreover, compared with that year, he who has terminated his contract with guangzhou team is free, and the annual salary requirements will not be too high.
In addition to Axon, Harbor is also interested in Jiang Guangtai, who is also a naturalized international, and Jiang Guangtai is younger and more valuable, although there are many players who can play center-backs in Harbor, but if Jiang Guangtai joins, it is bound to enhance the team's defensive strength.
In addition to the two naturalized internationals, Harbor is also interested in two other internationals from Guangzhou, both of whom have played at the harbor and are both powerhouses, and if they can join, at least on paper, Harbor already has the strength to compete with Tarzan.
There must be entry and exit, after all, the seaport is subject to the relevant salary regulations. At present, the young Jia Boyan has transferred to the Swiss Super Grasshopper; Hu Jinghang's transfer to Wuhan has also been officially announced. In addition, the seaport is also ready to adjust at the level of foreign aid.
Earlier, there was news that Oscar would cut salaries to go to Barca, but there is no further progress at present.
South Korean media said that The Harbor will "deal" with striker López, who has scored only 10 goals in 38 games since joining in 2020, which is not in line with expectations, and there are many injuries and, more importantly, his annual salary is not low. South Korean media said that López understands the club's ideas and is currently in contact with clubs in multiple leagues.
Compared with Lopez, Mystrovic has depressed Harbor even more, the foreign aid who spent $4 million on the club, topped the name of the best center back in the Liga, and last season was injured and did not play a game. Although he does not earn a high annual salary, the club is said to have lost interest in the glass man.
In addition, Mooy is not a non-sale, last season, there were rumors that the Celtics of the Soviet Premier League were interested in him, but he stayed. Regardless of who comes and who goes, The Harbour has assembled on the 21st, and although coach Lecco and some assistant coaches have not yet returned to the team, the team has already carried out winter training as planned.