Although the winter transfer window of the Chinese Super League has not officially opened, most Chinese Super League clubs have already made moves in the transfer market. After the transfer market officially opens, all clubs in the Chinese Super League will officially announce the news of new signings. Last season's FA Cup and league double champions, Shandong Taishan, were the first teams to act in the Chinese Super League transfer market. Unlike other Chinese Super League teams, Shandong Taishan currently has the AFC Champions League. According to the schedule, Shandong Taishan will face Kawasaki Frontale in the first leg of the AFC Champions League knockout round on February 13. In order to play well in the AFC Champions League knockout round, Shandong Taishan quickly finalized two new foreign players, Zeka and Zakaishvili. On the dollar side, Shenhua veteran Bi Jinhao and Taishan veteran Gao Zhunyi are also expected to return for free in the offseason.
At the same time, head coach Cui Kangxi will also make appropriate adjustments to Taishan's lineup, and some players who have not played a lot in Shandong Taishan will be swept away by Cui Kangxi. According to the news exposed by local media in Shandong, Liu Yu, a midfielder who joined Wuhan Three Towns on loan last season, is likely to return to Shandong Taishan after the loan contract expires. Duan Liuyu is a player trained by Shandong Luneng's youth training system, is a rare highly educated player in Chinese football, Duan Liuyu emerged during the coaching of Taishan's former coach Li Xiaopeng, because he is good at playing football with his brain, and is deeply loved by Li Xiaopeng. But after Li Xiaopeng left, Duan Liuyu gradually faded out of Taishan's main lineup.
It is reported that Duan Liuyu, who has returned to Shandong Taishan, is likely to be loaned to other teams by the club again. It is reported that Changchun Yatai has recently made an offer to Taishan Club, hoping to introduce Duan Liu Yu. Last season, Changchun Yatai was loaned to wing winger Cao Yongjing from Beijing Guoan. After joining Changchun Yatai on loan, the Guoan winger quickly became a regular player in the team and scored spectacular goals in key games on a number of occasions. Cao Yongjing, who performed well in Changchun Yatai, has been recalled by Beijing Guoan, and has followed Guoan to start training and preparation for the new season, and Cao Yongjing is expected to bid farewell to Yatai and return to his old club Beijing Guoan next season. And Changchun Yatai, who lost Cao Yongjing, hopes to introduce Liu Yu, a scholar Duan, as Cao Yongjing's replacement.
For Duan Liuyu, if he continues to stay in Shandong Taishan, he can only sit on the cold bench. Joining Changchun Yatai can give him more playing time and help him recover his form. If he can find his form like Cao Yongjing, who joined Changchun Yatai on loan last season, Duan Liu Yu will still be able to find a suitable home in the Chinese Super League in the future, continue his career, and even return to his old club Shandong Taishan again.