Beijing time on January 12, news from Guoan and team reporter Pan Chong revealed today that the news that Evergrande used Alan + Zhang Chenglin, two strong players who were loaned to Tianjin Tianhai last season, to exchange Guoan international Li Lei is indeed true. . But just when the deal was close to reaching an agreement, it was finally halted by the top brass of the National Security Bureau.
It is well known that Evergrande is eager to introduce a new left back in this winter window. After having scandals with Dalian Yifang's Li Shuai and China Fortune Land Development's Jiang Zhipeng, Evergrande has set its sights on Li Lei, the main left back of its title rival Guoan.
This Guoan and team reporter revealed that his interest in Li Lei has indeed been around for a long time. Last Friday, relevant personnel from Evergrande and Guoan also met in Beijing, and this "2-for-1" deal was once close to being concluded. But just when Li Lei's transfer to Evergrande was about to be finalized, Guoan's senior management finally stopped the deal after weighing it.
Guoan general manager Li Ming also firmly stated that Guoan will refuse to let go of any important player or main force in the team. So of course Li Lei, as a national football player trained by Guoan, would not trade with him.
As a player trained by Guoan himself, Qingdao boy Li Lei has gradually become one of the best left backs in Chinese Super League in the past two seasons. But unfortunately, Li Lei often suffers from injuries due to his playing style. In the 2018 and 2019 seasons, Li Lei only played a total of 27 times for Guoan, which was even less than his 28 appearances in the 2017 season.
It is precisely because of this "glass man" attribute that some media previously broke the news that Guoan would take the initiative to seek player transactions after Evergrande expressed its intention to purchase. However, considering that if Li Lei really leaves the team, Guoan will only have the weak left back Kim Tae-yeon. Guoan's strength, which already needs reinforcements at left back, will undoubtedly be further weakened. It is precisely because of this that Guoan finally stopped Li Lei's deal to join Evergrande.
After Li Lei missed Evergrande, the defending champion of the Chinese Super League had to continue to look for new goals in the winter window. After all, the team's main left-back Li Xuepeng is also suffering from injuries. In the new season, if Evergrande continues to rely on Park Ji-soo, Micro Motion Wings , Zhang Linpeng and Zhong Yihao to guest star in this position, Evergrande will win the Chinese Super League and AFC Champions League. The difficulty of becoming a champion is still quite high.
