Today's first message is related to Shanghai Shenhua. After winning the FA Cup, Shanghai Shenhua qualified for next season's AFC Champions League. However, coach Wu Jingui was fired by Shenhua, and former Russian national team coach Slutsky will become the new coach of Shanghai Shenhua. After Wu Jingui gets out of class, Shanghai Shenhua will also make adjustments to the lineup. According to the announcement of Shanghai Shenhua Football Club: After friendly negotiation and agreement with the player himself, after the expiration of the contract, Shanghai Shenhua Football Club will not renew the contract with the players Basogo, Yan Xinli, Peng Xinli and Liu Ruofan. Among the above four players, only Peng Xinli, who was loaned to Qingdao Manatee last season, has transferred to Sichuan Jiuniu, the champion of the Chinese League. The remaining three players have yet to find a new owner.
The second message is related to the three towns of Wuhan. According to the official information provided by Wuhan Three Towns, the former team coach of the Japanese Takahata resigned. Spanish coach Ricardo Rodriguez is the team's first-team manager. Takahata succeeded Wuhan Three Towns Meritorious Coach Midway through last season and Spaniard Pedro became the team's new manager. Last season, Takahata did not lead Wuhan Three Towns to qualify for the AFC Champions League in the league, and the AFC Champions League group stage was also disgraced. The poor record was the main reason for his dismissal. The new coach of Wuhan Three Towns, Ricardo Rodriguez, had previously served as the coach of Urawa Red Diamonds in Japan and led the team to win the Japan Cup. It is worth mentioning that Rodriguez is also a coach from Spain, which means that Wuhan Three Towns will return to the Spanish coaching system in the new season, but due to the continued lack of progress in the club's share reform, Wuhan Three Towns has to sell the club's main players to cash out to maintain the club's survival, which will lead to a serious decline in the overall strength of the team. The main task of Wuhan Three Towns this season is likely to change from championship to relegation.
The third piece of news is related to Leonardo, the winner of the Golden Boot in the Chinese Super League last season. Last season, Leonardo was loaned to Changchun Yatai and Zhejiang by Shandong Taishan. Leonardo, who joined the Zhejiang team in the second half of last season, helped the Zhejiang team score 14 league goals, which was the number one ticket for the Zhejiang team to win the AFC Champions League, and the hero himself was successfully crowned the Golden Boot of the Chinese Super League. However, according to the information provided by Xu Yi, a reporter accompanying the Zhejiang team, Leonardo is likely to leave the team after the opening of the Chinese Super League transfer window and go to the West Asian League, while the Zhejiang team is currently looking for a replacement for Leonardo in European countries. Last season's No. 2 scorer for Zhejiang, foreign aid Mu Xiekui, is likely to complete a contract extension with Zhejiang and continue to play in the Chinese Super League.
The last piece of news is related to the former Chinese Super League hegemon Guangzhou team, which has entered the Chinese League. In the list of the first batch of league access teams announced by the Chinese Football Association, the name of the Guangzhou team did not appear. The reason why Guangzhou did not appear in the first approved team list was because they had a contract dispute with former coach Cannavaro. Cannavaro had also previously asked for a salary from the Guangzhou team through social media. According to the Cantonese media "Yangcheng Evening News", the Guangzhou team has not yet paid Cannavaro's 1 million euros in wages, but the Guangzhou team has reached a settlement with Cannavaro on the issue of salary arrears. If all goes well, Guangzhou is likely to appear in the second batch of league access lists, which also means that Guangzhou can smoothly participate in the new season of the Chinese League.