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"Failed" naturalized player Gaulart
In order to introduce him, Guangzhou Evergrande spent a full 800 million. However, this huge investment did not lead to him playing in the national team jersey, even for a second. Think about it, if 800 million yuan is spent on the Guangzhou team, which is in a difficult situation today, it will be enough to support their operation for 53 years. Sadly, however, the 31-year-old Goulart is officially retiring and will use the wealth he earns in China to pursue new transformation opportunities.
As the acquirer and owner of a team making business investments in football, the name Goulart tends to make most people think of a scammer who only cares about making money and not doing things. However, is that really the case?
Goulart, born in 1991, rose to prominence with his performance in Cruzeiro in Baja. In two seasons, in 2013 and 2014, he became one of the most sought after players in the entire Brazilian football scene. As a libero up front, he helped the team to two consecutive La Liga titles with an outstanding record of 29 goals and 13 assists. His outstanding performances earned him the Team of the Season and won the Brazilian Silver Ball and Ballon d'Or for two consecutive years. At just 23 years old at the time, he was naturally selected for the Brazil national team and made his national team debut wearing the number 20 shirt in a friendly against Ecuador.
However, the high-profile Goulart did not choose to travel to Europe to continue his development like other Brazilian rising stars. Instead, after turning down an offer from Ligue 1 club Monaco, he joined then Chinese Super League hegemon Guangzhou Evergrande for a transfer fee of 15 million euros. The pragmatic player chose to substitute money for promising developments and passed up the opportunity to continue his training in Europe. The next story is already well known and needless to say.
Gaulart's "dimensionality reduction strike"
Whether in the domestic league or the AFC Champions League, the addition of Goulart is undoubtedly a dimensionality reduction blow. He has shown excellent dribbling skills, an impressive combination of people and ball, excellent overall concept, flexible running style and precise shooting skills. He has a combination of deadly skills that have shocked the entire Asian football community. In 174 games, he scored 110 goals and assisted 54 times, which not only brought Guangzhou eight titles, including the AFC Champions League, but also won him many personal awards such as best player and top scorer. His performance is breathtaking.
When a person achieves financial freedom, it is inevitable that he will want to chase his childhood dream. At the beginning of 2019, Goulart made the choice to join Brazilian side Palmeiras on loan, hoping to regain the opportunity to return to the Brazilian national team through his excellent performance in the Bundesliga. Unfortunately, however, he suffered a serious knee meniscal injury, which put him in the way of progress.
However, at a time when Chinese football is entering a new planning phase, and Goulart has lived in China for four years, he is undoubtedly one of the best choices in the planning goals. Faced with an annual salary doubling and an additional €15 million in settling in, coupled with the irreversible reality of his knees, Goulart finally made a new choice. He decided to accept a high salary while representing the Chinese national team and working hard to compete for the World Cup in Qatar. It was him who opened up a whole new way of life for himself.
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Can't challenge the "rules"
Contrary to expectations, during Goulart's return to Brazil, his continuous residence interrupted the five-year standard set by FIFA. If he wants to play for the Chinese national team, he must recalculate the time he will need to meet the requirements after returning to China in 2019. Although the Guangzhou team has made many negotiations with FIFA and successfully pushed FIFA to revise the regulations, this is only limited to solving the situation that players such as Jiang Guangtai, Hou Yongyong, Delgado and others cannot meet the requirements because they represent youth teams from other countries.
Under the old rules, players who failed to qualify could never play for the Chinese national team. However, now these players have become theoretically compliant, and instead Goulart has gone from having a 50% chance of appeal to an irrevocable conclusion. In a way, Goulart contributed to the legalization of other naturalized players who did not qualify with his actions.
"Top foreign aid"?
In 2021, due to the complete collapse of the Guangzhou team's capital chain, Gaulart, who suffered from the problem of arrears of wages, was forced to return to Brazil. Due to injuries, he was only 60% competitive and moved to Santos and Bahia, but he never showed his former style. Now, at only 31 years old, Goulart has officially announced his retirement and chosen to complete the transformation of his identity as the team owner. This shift completely declared the failure of this plan.
Is it wrong for Goulart to accept a high-paying franchise plan? Of course there is nothing wrong with that. He just made a decision that ordinary people would make. So, is it wrong not to play for the national team? Again, there is nothing wrong with that. Because a FIFA ruling is not within Goulart's control, it is beyond his control.
Therefore, I would say that he may not be a liar. On the contrary, he is a top foreign aid who has given seriously during his time in Guangzhou and done his best to leave a glorious mark and good memories for the city!!