Cristiano Ronaldo is coming to China!
And it's a race with Shenhua!
Just this morning, Riyadh Victory China Tour was officially announced! Riyadh Victory will play a match with Shanghai Shenhua on January 24, 2024! However, it is a pity that this game is not played in Shanghai, but in Shenzhen.
This is Ronaldo's eighth visit to China, the last time was in 2019, when he played for Juventus in a match against Inter Milan in Nanjing.
For being able to compete with Riyadh Victory, Shenhua head coach Wu Jingui also commented for the first time: Although in the offseason, Shenhua has not played against such a strong team for a long time, which is a rare opportunity.
It is the dream of all players to be able to compete with Cristiano Ronaldo, but for the international players in the Shenhua team, they may not be able to participate in this game. The Asian Cup will be held in Qatar at the beginning of next year, and according to the current schedule, the Chinese men's football team will play group stage matches with Tajikistan, Lebanon and Qatar on January 13, 17 and 22 respectively. Therefore, the Shenhua players who have been selected for the Asian Cup squad will undoubtedly miss this opportunity. However, playing for the country is the highest honor for every player, and I believe these players must understand this.
Just this afternoon, the Chinese men's football team assembled in Shanghai, and then they will fly to Dubai, United Arab Emirates tomorrow to prepare for the Asian Cup. According to the arrangement, the team will not arrange training on the 17th and 18th. Jiang Guangtai and Wu Shaocong, two international players who are currently overseas, will go directly to Abu Dhabi to join the whole team. Among them, Jiang Guangtai is currently in Dubai, and is training independently according to the "holiday homework" assigned by coach Jankovic. He plans to meet with the national football team in the UAE on the evening of the 18th local time. As for the date of Wu Shaocong's return to the team, it still needs to be further communicated and confirmed by the national football team and the Turkish League Youth United Sports Club.
During their stay in Abu Dhabi, the national team plans to play four warm-up matches. The warm-up match against Oman on December 29 has been finalized, and the rest of the matches are still to be discussed. I believe that under the leadership of Jankovic, the national football team will definitely be able to surprise us in the Asian Cup.