On April 14, Beijing time, 32-year-old Chinese men's football naturalized goalscorer Axon wore the No. 9 shirt and attended the press conference to join the Brazilian Second Division club Gremio. At the press conference, Axon talked about the Asian Cup. The national football naturalized shooter said that he still hopes to continue to be selected for the Chinese men's national football team, and accompany the team to the Asian Cup held next year and help the team win the championship.
Axon said: "I still want to help Chinese football because the Chinese fans have always liked me very much and I hope to repay them with excellent performances. I plan to participate in the Asian Cup in China next year and help the team win the Asian Cup. The premise is that I can continue to maintain a high level of competitive status and let the national team manager choose me. For not qualifying for the Qatar World Cup, Axon also helplessly said: "It's a pity, we can't participate in this football event once in 4 years, but we still have a chance in the next cycle!" ”
According to the previous Brazilian media news, although returning to the Brazilian league to play, Axon still insisted on retaining his Chinese nationality, so he had to register with Gremio as a foreign aid. In this way, Axon also continues to retain the possibility of playing for the Chinese men's football team in the future.
Axon, 32, played in the Chinese Super League for nine years. He played 164 games for Guangzhou (Evergrande), scoring 104 goals and giving 40 assists. He also played for Shanghai Harbour and helped Harbour win the Chinese Super League for the first time in its history.
In December last year, Axon returned to Brazil after an early termination of his contract with Guangzhou to join veteran powerhouse Gremio. To this end, he was willing to take a sharp salary cut, and Ekson's annual salary at Gremio would not exceed BRL 5.85 million (825,000 euros after tax). The new Season of the Brazilian League Two has already started on April 10, and we are also looking forward to Axon's ability to score a steady stream of goals in the "stay" of Brazil.