Special correspondent Gan Hui reports that this is a hand-holding that is nearly three months late, and this is a combination that has undergone trials... If all goes well, Shenhua Club will officially announce the arrival of international player Dai Weijun in the near future, which should also be the only single signing in Shenhua's summer window. The second transfer window of the Chinese Super League this season will open on July 1, when Shenhua can register Dai Weijun, so Dai Weijun's Shenhua debut will not be at the earliest until July 2 at home against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers.
As early as the end of March and the beginning of April this year, Dai Weijun almost joined Shenhua. "Before the start of the season, I actually talked about it with Shenhua, but unfortunately I couldn't make the trip for some reason, and it was really painful, surprised, and speechless at that time." Dai Weijun revealed in an interview with the media that after playing a friendly match with New Zealand for the national football team on March 26, he was ready to report to Shenhua.
At that time, in order to introduce Dai Weijun, Shenhua had been communicating with the Shenzhen side, and also showed full sincerity, and was even willing to pay a certain transfer fee for Dai Weijun. However, when the league winter transfer window closed on April 12, the deal still failed to be approved by Shenzhen football club investors, and Dai Weijun's transfer to Shenhua was lost.
Since then, the Shenzhen club has registered Dai Weijun in the hope that he can return to the team to compete, but Dai Weijun, who did not receive his unpaid wages, did not return to the team, and he also missed the first 12 rounds of the Chinese Super League this season. During this period, Dai Weijun practiced alone in the gym to maintain his condition.
When the summer transfer window of the Chinese Super League was about to open this season, Shenhua and Dai Weijun finally completed the hand-in-hand that was nearly three months late, and in the process, the two sides also went through the test, and the "destined people" finally came together.
More than a week ago, the industry arbitration of the Arbitration Committee of the Chinese Football Association on the "Dai Weijun contract dispute case" finally came to an end, and Dai Weijun, who suffered from the unpaid wages of the Shenzhen club, was freed as he wished, which cleared the way for him to leave Shenzhen to join other teams. Although today's Chinese Super League transfer market is relatively bleak, Dai Weijun, born in 1999, is only 24 years old this year, as an international footballer of the year, and a free body, naturally has a certain attractiveness. Therefore, in addition to Shenhua, there are other Chinese Super League clubs that threw olive branches to Dai Weijun.
However, Dai Weijun finally chose Shenhua. After taking over for a long time, Shenhua has always paid wages and bonuses on time as agreed. A stable and standardized club is what Dai Weijun values the most - after all, he was afraid of well ropes after being bitten by snakes for ten years. Dai Weijun also replied to a player on social media, saying, "It's impossible to jump from one pit to another." ”
Shenhua's sports director Sun Xiaotian is also a key factor in Dai Weijun's joining Shenhua. During Dai Weijun's time in Wolves, Sun Xiaotian served as a director of Wolves, and the two sides worked together for a period of time and were familiar with and understood each other. It is understood that Dai Weijun has already rented an apartment in Shanghai and brought his parents to Shanghai. Apparently, he has already made Shanghai his new home.
In the registration list of Shenhua's first team this season, the midfielders include Wu Xi, Cao Yunding, Yu Hanchao, Teixeira, Amadou, Xu Haoyang, Wang Haijian, Peng Xinli, Zhou Junchen, He Longhai, etc., and the personnel reserve is still relatively thick. With the arrival of Dai Weijun, the competition in Shenhua's midfield will become more intense, and everyone is bound to have fierce healthy competition in order to fight for a starting position.
Of course, for Dai Weijun, the most important thing at this stage is to adjust his competitive state as soon as possible. Since returning from New Zealand at the end of March, Dai Weijun has been in a state without the ball and has not been able to train systematically. In the recent training camp of the men's Asian team, coach Jurjevic recruited him into the team, but apparently his form did not meet the requirements of the game, and he only came off the bench for about 15 minutes in the first warm-up match against South Korea's U24 team.
In the first 12 rounds of the league, Shenhua scored a total of 14 goals, one of the fewest goals among the top ten teams in the standings. Dai Weijun has good passing and excellent organizational skills. At the same time, his personal dribbling ability is also outstanding. Obviously, the arrival of Dai Weijun can enrich Shenhua's offensive methods, allowing head coach Wu Jingui to have more tactical arrangements and personnel options.
After joining Shenhua, Dai Weijun will wear the No. 9 shirt. Although Shenhua Club will officially announce his joining as soon as next week, Dai Weijun will have to wait at least a week for Dai Weijun to wear the Shenhua shirt to play in the Chinese Super League. From the current situation, on July 2, Dai Weijun may welcome his debut after joining Shenhua at the Shanghai Stadium. However, considering that he has not played an official match for a long time after all, it is not very likely that he will start at that time.