A few days ago, according to the Brazilian media "TNT", Santos Club agreed to terminate the contract with Chinese striker Xiao Junlong on Thursday (14th). Originally, Xiao Junlong's contract with Santos was due to expire in June next year, but now the two sides have chosen to terminate the contract early after consultation. The reason why Xiao Junlong left Santos was simple, that is, he could not play in the team. The Chinese rising star joined Santos in 2019, when the team took him very seriously.
Santos not only gave Xiao Junlong a formal big contract, but also set a termination clause of 100 million euros. This means that if a club looks up to Xiao Junlong and wants to take him away in advance, then the club will have to pay a penalty of 100 million euros. Chinese fans believe that Santos set up such a penalty for Xiao Junlong, which should be to reuse his rhythm. In the future, Xiao Junlong is expected to represent Santos in the Bajia and usher in the peak of his career.
As a result, Chinese fans Bai was happy, and Xiao Junlong could not even play in the echelon game in Santos, and has been in a state of disappearance. When Santos first introduced Xiao Junlong, his real purpose was twofold. The first is to use Xiao Junlong to open up the Chinese market and attract more Chinese sponsors. The second is to export to domestic sales, let Xiao Junlong gild in Bajia, and then sell to the Chinese Super League team at a high price.
Santos's wishful thinking has not been realized, Xiao Junlong can't play in the Bajia, naturally not many Chinese fans pay attention to him. Chinese sponsors are not stupid enough not to throw money at an obscure player. As for Santos' desire to let Xiao Junlong export to domestic sales, so as to make a fortune in the Chinese Super League, he has long been disappointed.
When Santos introduced Xiao Junlong, Jin Yuan football became the end of the strong crossbow in the Chinese Super League. In the last two seasons, Chinese Super League clubs have been very cautious in attracting reinforcements, basically leaning towards free agents. Some international players have become problematic when they are employed in the Chinese Super League. What's more, a Chinese player like Xiao Junlong, who has not yet played a famous game, has naturally been coldly received in the transfer market. Santos saw that Xiao Junlong had no value, and it was only natural to terminate the contract with him!