Italy international Salavi joined Shanghai Shenhua. Courtesy of the picture
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Football Club released a message on the 8th that Italy international Stephan El Shaarawy and South Korean international Kim Xinyu will transfer to join the team, and Shenhua will form a forward combination of Shalawe, Ighalo and Jin Xinyu, and the attacking power should be greatly enhanced.
Born in 1992, Shaarawi is 27 years old, at the golden age of a player, and he has dual Italian and Egyptian citizenship. Before playing for Roma, Sharawi played for Genoa, Padua, AC Milan and Monaco.
During his time at AC Milan in the 2011–2015 season, Sharawi played 102 games for the Rossoneri, scoring 27 goals and assisting 13 goals. In the 2016 season, Shaarawi moved to Roma and made 139 appearances for Roma in the next three seasons, scoring 40 goals and assisting 26 goals. In the previous 2018-2019 season, Shaarawi made 33 appearances in Serie A and the Champions League, scoring 11 goals and contributing 7 assists. At the national team level, Sharavi chose to play for Italy, making 23 appearances for the Italian national team and scoring 3 goals.
South Korea international Kim Shin-woo joined Shanghai Shenhua. Courtesy of the picture
Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Football Club said that it has been in contact with Shaarawi for some time, and there have been some twists and turns in the negotiation process. With the European Championships due to be held in the summer of 2020, as a member of the Italian national team, Sharavi does not want to miss the opportunity to participate in the European Cup because he is playing in the Chinese Super League, which is far away from Europe. Therefore, at the beginning, Sharawi had some concerns about coming to the unfamiliar Chinese Super League. After much communication, Sharawi finally made up his mind to accept the challenge.
South Korean player Kim Shin-woo plays as a center forward, with strong impact and outstanding high-altitude ball ability. So far, in the 2019 season, Jin Xinyu has made 16 appearances and contributed 8 goals and 3 assists, and made 7 appearances in the AFC Champions League, scoring 4 goals. At the national team level, Kim Shin-woo scored 10 goals in 51 appearances for the South Korean national team and participated in the 2014 and 2018 World Cups with the team.
Previously, the head coach of Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Football Club also underwent adjustments, the former team head coach Flores asked the club to resign for personal reasons, and The Korean head coach Choi Kang-hee took over the baton. Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Football Club said that Cui Kangxi knows Asian teams and players better, and has coached Dalian Yifang for half a season, and also has an intuitive understanding of the Chinese Super League. (End)