In Chinese football, the topic of naturalized players always stirs up a thousand waves. Recently, 25-year-old Chinese football star Wu Xiaohai directly responded to rumors on social media about his rejection of the Chinese Football Association's invitation to naturalize, sparking a new round of discussion and speculation.
On May 13, Beijing time, Wu Xiaohai made it clear in response to fans' questions on his personal social media that the report about his refusal to naturalize due to price issues was untrue, and he revealed that he had expressed his willingness to naturalize to the Chinese Football Association, but unfortunately, the Football Association has not responded so far.
Previously, some media reported that Wu Xiaohai rejected the Football Association's invitation to naturalize because the two sides failed to agree on the price. However, Wu Xiaohai's personal denial made this statement self-defeating. In an interaction with fans on social media, he said: "It's not true. I told the Chinese Football Association that I wanted to come, but they never got back to me. ”
It is reported that Wu Xiaohai was born in 1999, 25 years old this year, playing as a left full-back, playing in the Vancouver Whitecaps of the American Professional League this season, and has now secured the main position of the team, making 9 starts in 14 appearances, contributing 2 goals and 3 assists.
Wu Xiaohai's grandfather and grandmother were born in China and immigrated to Canada in the 60s of the last century, his father is Portuguese, but whether it is in Canada or Portugal, it is difficult for him to find a place in the national team.
It is worth mentioning that Wu Xiaohai is not the first person to volunteer to play for the national football team. Previously, Oscar, a foreign aid of the Cangzhou Lions of the Chinese Super League, had also publicly expressed his hope to become a naturalized Chinese citizen and support the national football team many times, but the Football Association also did not respond. The repeated silence of the Football Association has made many media and fans speculate whether the current leadership of the Football Association is hesitant to continue to promote the policy of naturalized players.
On the one hand, some people believe that naturalized players can quickly improve the team's competitive level and help the team enter the World Cup as soon as possible, but on the other hand, some people oppose it, believing that this mercenary model can not really help the national football team grow, and if you want to really achieve the rise, you still have to do youth training in a down-to-earth manner.
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