Although Beijing Guoan Club had a shortage of operating funds last year, with the help of relevant departments, the Guoan team successfully passed the qualification review for next season's league access.
Although Guoan has now gotten rid of the predicament, there are still some players who have left the team, including many current internationals, such as midfielder Gao Tianyi. Some time ago, Zhang Yuning, Yang Liyu and Gao Tianyi were all rumored to have transferred news. But at present, only Gao Tianyi has actually transferred and left the team, and his new club is Shanghai Shenhua, the sworn enemy of the Guoan team in the Chinese Super League.
Although in today's Chinese Super League, player transfers are a normal thing. But Gao Tianyi's transfer to Shenhua still aroused the criticism of some Beijing fans. In this regard, some fans said that Jiangsu Suning was disbanded that year, and it was the Guoan Club that took in Gao Tianyi, and in order to sign Gao Tianyi, Guoan also paid a large transfer fee to Suning Club.
When Gao Tianyi joined Guoan, he also vowed that he would definitely retire in Guoan in the future. At that time, many Guoan fans regarded Gao Tianyi as the future successor of Zhang Xizhe. Now, just 3 years have passed, and Gao Tianyi has broken his promise so quickly. This kind of behavior has to be reminiscent of Huang Bowen, an international player who also reneged on his promise and did not return to Guoan after returning from abroad, but joined Guangzhou Evergrande.
In addition, some fans mentioned former Guoan player Xu Liang, who was in a very similar situation to Gao Tianyi back then, and also transferred to Shanghai Shenhua after his contract with Guoan Club expired. But the difference is that in order to repay Guoan, Xu Liang first renewed his new contract with the club before transferring to Shenhua, so that he could bring a transfer fee to the Guoan team.
Of course, Xu Liang's doing this is purely a personal act, not every player must do it when he leaves Guoan, and fans should not morally kidnap Gao Tianyi. After the contract expires, the club and the player can have a two-way choice, and if Guoan chooses not to renew his contract with Gao Tianyi, he should not be condemned by anyone.
It is also worth mentioning that at the end of last year, the club offered Gao Tianyi a contract extension, but Gao Tianyi hoped to be guaranteed playing time. For this, the club is unlikely to be as committed as high as Providence. After all, the team's league results are number one, and next season Guoan will bring in new foreign players, who will definitely occupy the main position in the team's midfield.
In addition, Zhang Xizhe, Li Ke and Chi Zhongguo are also in quite good shape, unless Gao Tianyi's ability can be further improved and he has a better performance in the league, he is unlikely to compete for foreign players and several veterans in the team.
The reason why Gao Tianyi chose to join Shanghai Shenhua must have been promised to be able to play the main force. Therefore, Gao Tianyi chose not to renew his contract with Guoan, and joined Shenhua, which must have been a decision made for the better development of his career. Therefore, I hope that the majority of Beijing fans can rationally look at Gao Tianyi's free transfer to Shanghai Shenhua. More blessings should be given to Kodaka, instead of attacking and insulting, right?