On January 1 this year, Brazilian striker Jonathan officially became a free agent because he did not renew his contract with the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers. Earlier, there were media reports that the Brazilian may return to China in the new season and join the Chinese First Team Chengdu Rongcheng. On January 20th, a fan asked Jonathan in a private message about when he could arrive in Chengdu, and Jonathan himself replied: "Soon." It seems that the Brazilian joining Chengdu Chengdu in the 2021 season is almost a certainty.
The picture comes from a screenshot of Jonathan’s personal social media
In March this year, Jonathan will be 31 years old. Last season, due to injuries, he played only 4 games for the TEDA team and scored 1 goal. After the end of the season, Jonathan announced through his social media that he would bid farewell to the three-year Jinmen Tigers. And the reason why he chose to join Chengdu Rongcheng is largely related to the new coach of the Rongcheng team and South Korean Xu Zhengyuan. Before joining the Jinmen Tigers in January 2018, Jonathan played for Suwon Samsung in the Korean K-League, and Seo Jung-won was the head coach of the Suwon Samsung team at the time. Now, Jonathan's switch to China A is a re-joining of the master and apprentice. It is reported that Chengdu Rongcheng originally wanted to sign the AFC champion Ulsan Hyundai’s main striker Junior, but because the two sides failed to reach an agreement on salary, the club decided to start Plan B and introduce Jonathan through a visa-free way. He has cooperated with coach Xu Zhengyuan, which will also be a pragmatic and effective reinforcement for the team.
Image from the official poster of Chengdu Rongcheng Club
Jonathan is about to embark on a new journey of his career, but another former foreign player of Tianjin Jinmen Tigers is now facing no ball to play. In a dilemma, he is Argentine, "pirate" Valquez. According to the latest report by the Portuguese media "O Jogo", the Portimão team of the Portuguese Super League intended to invite the nearly 37-year-old Argentine center forward to join.But after some negotiations, because the salary requirements put forward by Valquez were too high, it was beyond the capacity of this Portuguese super club, and the deal was ultimately not reached. The Portimão instead signed the more cost-effective Portuguese striker Bruno Moreira to reinforce the team's forward strength.
The picture comes from the "O Jogo" website with the title: The Portimão gave up the pursuit of Barquez.
In recent years, Barquez, known as a "pirate", has not changed his wandering qualities. Since leaving Tianjin, he has played for Portuguese Sports (Portugal), Sarsfield (Argentina), and Quito Sports University. (Ecuador), Cruzeiro (Brazil), National Athletic (Colombia), King Basandra (Bangladesh) and Messina (Italy) and other 7 teams, covering the three continents of Asia, Europe and South America. 7 countries. In the past 2020, due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Barques' football career has not been smooth. In February last year, he joined the defending champions of the Bangladesh Premier League, the Kings Basandra, on a free transfer. On March 11 last year, Barques ushered in his debut in the team. In the first round of the AFC Cup against the Maldives TC Sports, he staged a big four to help the team. Victory 5 to 1.
Just when Barquez wanted to make a big splash in South Asia, the new crown pneumonia epidemic also spread there. In mid-March last year, the Bangladeshi government first decided to postpone all sports activities, and in mid-May, it simply cancelled the league and cup matches of the previous season, when the league only played 6 rounds. Afterwards, Balquez was even more disappointed that the AFC Cup was cancelled in mid-September after a long delay. Barquez's statistics for the Basandra Kings ended up staying in 1 appearance and 4 goals.
At the end of October 2020,In order to continue his career, Valquez left South Asia and returned to Europe to join the Italian fourth-level team Messina. However, this transfer was not satisfactory for the "pirates". Only two months later, he broke up with Messina and became free again. In April of this year, Barques will be 37 years old. At the end of last year, in an interview with South American media, Barques had already revealed his intention to retire. He hoped to bid farewell to the green field in the jersey of the Quito Sports University. As one of the greatest scorers in the history of the Quito Sports University team, Balquez represented this Ecuadorian team in 156 appearances, scoring 90 goals, and the efficiency of the goals was amazing.
The picture comes from the Brazilian "Lance Sports" website with the headline: Archer Valquez, who has played for Palmeiras, Gremio and Cruzeiro, revealed where he wants to retire .
Back in the 2015 season of the Super League, Barquez represented the Jinmen Tigers in 29 appearances and scored 14 goals. He also contributed 10 assists. He directly participated in more than 60% of the team's goals. The core value is undoubtedly revealed. Once wore the team captain's armband. In addition, Valks scored five consecutive rounds from the 6th to the 10th round and six consecutive rounds from the 18th to the 23rd round. His record of 6 consecutive rounds was not broken by Wagner until the 2019 season. But his aloof personality is not accepted by everyone. To some extent, it is his self-centered behavior that makes him leave Europe after only playing for the Jinmen Tigers for one season. Now that five years have passed, I hope everything is well with this aloof "pirate"!
