There are 9 days left, and the first AFC Champions League knockout match between Shandong Taishan and Kawasaki Frontale is about to start. Due to the failure to persuade South Korean defender Bai Seung-ho to join, the current midfield position of the Taishan team has not been effectively strengthened, and it seems that in the two AFC Champions League knockout matches with Kawasaki Frontale, Choi Kang-hee can only use local players to play the main back.
Due to the limited operating funds of the Taishan club, it is very likely that they will give up on bringing in the sixth foreign player in the absence of a particularly suitable foreign player at the back. In such a situation, the Taishan team can only strengthen the team's midfield position by introducing internal reinforcements.
According to the latest news, the Taishan team is expected to sign Wang Peng, the main midfielder who played for the Cangzhou Lions last season, in the near future. Wang Peng, 31, is a college student who studied at Chinese University and represented the Beijing University in the Beijing University League and played for the Beijing team in the 2013 National Games.
After the National Games, Wang Peng joined Shijiazhuang Yongchang, the predecessor of the Cangzhou Lions, and surpassed the success of the team in the 2014 season. After entering the Chinese Super League, Wang Peng soon became the main player of the Shijiazhuang Yongchang team, and because of his outstanding performance in the league, he was also selected for the National Olympic team many times.
Since then, Wang Peng has also played for two Chinese Super League teams, Shenzhen and Changchun Yatai. In 2022, Wang Peng returned to the Cangzhou Lions and has been playing so far. Wang Peng is a versatile midfielder, not only as a central defender, but also as a midfielder, midfielder and midfielder.
Last season, Wang Peng mainly played two positions in the Cangzhou Lions, he not only played a very important role in the defense of the Cangzhou Lions, but also performed quite well on the offensive end, with a strong long-range shot, in the Chinese Super League and the FA Cup, Wang Peng scored a total of 5 goals for the Cangzhou Lions, and also contributed 1 assist, the overall performance is remarkable.
Perhaps it was because of Wang Peng's balanced offensive and defensive ability that impressed Choi Kang-hee that the South Korean coach decided to bring in the 31-year-old local defender. Unlike many foreign marshals, Cui Kangxi prefers to use plug-and-play veterans, this season he advocated the introduction of Bi Jinhao and Peng Xinli are veterans over 30 years old, and now Taishan is going to introduce 31-year-old Wang Peng, which once again proves how much the old Cui values the veteran's immediate combat power.
At present, Wang Peng has 11 months left on his contract with the Cangzhou Lions, and Shandong Taishan may need to pay a transfer fee to bring in Wang Peng. However, the financial situation of Cangzhou Lions Club is very bad, and it almost did not pass the league qualification review of the Football Association this year. Sending away a veteran like Wang Peng can save the next part of the club's player salary expenses, and if the Taishan team's offer is reasonable, I believe they should be willing to send Wang Peng, a 31-year-old veteran, away.
If Wang Peng can successfully join Shandong Taishan, then the current Taishan team has Li Yuanyi, Peng Xinli, Liao Lisheng, Huang Zhengyu and Ji Xiang and other 6 midfielders with immediate combat power. In this way, even if there is no foreign aid to join, the Taishan team is basically enough to rotate midfielders in the AFC Champions League and the Chinese Super League.
Judging from the current situation, Wang Peng will most likely be able to officially join Shandong Taishan next week, so that the Taishan team can make up for him in the AFC Champions League squad. In this way, Shandong fans can see the new Taishan signing in the AFC Champions League in mid-February......