Shenhua's reinforcement plan for the new season may be completely disrupted by a paper ban by FIFA. According to FIFA's latest penalty order, Shenhua is banned from registering new players worldwide.
After Shenhua assembled at the Kangqiao base in early March to prepare for the new season, the trial players came to the team one after another to accept the inspection of the coaching staff. Considering that Li Shuai turned into a goalkeeper to change coaches, the main foreign support center-back Jonik left the team, the goalkeeper Shi Xiaotian, who played for Changchun Yatai last season, and Li Songyi, the defender of Shandong Taishan, basically confirmed the joining, and the relevant transfer procedures have also been handled.
However, any new recruit who is eligible to represent the new owner needs to register with the member association in addition to completing the transfer procedures. During this time, the epidemic in Shanghai was more serious, and since the end of March and the beginning of April, many communities have been continuously sealed and charged, and most companies have suspended their offices, which makes it impossible for Shenhua to send people to the Football Association for registration procedures. It just so happens that the Chinese Football Association has extended the first window period for the transfer registration of the Chinese Super League this season from April 15 to April 29, so Shenhua did not register for the FA immediately after completing the transfer procedures for Shi Xiaotian and Li Songyi.
FiFA recently issued a ban on Shenhua from registering new players around the world. It is understood that Shenhua completed the transfer procedures of Li Songyi and Shi Xiaotian before FIFA issued a ban, so whether the two can still be registered in the follow-up is still to be communicated between the Chinese Football Association and FIFA. Once FIFA does not approve, Shenhua's reinforcement plan and preparation plan for the new season will be greatly affected.