Italian star Salavi has officially terminated his contract with Shanghai Shenhua. As one of the biggest players in the Super League, Shalawi's departure not only means that the "starlight" of the Super League is bleak, but also marks the birth of another "textbook" failed transfer in the Super League. In Shalawi, Shenhua invested a huge amount of money for him, but allowed him to freely transfer and leave, and eventually lost his personal wealth.
Shalavi joined Shanghai Shenhua in the summer of 2019. At that time, in order to sign the Italian international, Shenhua introduced him at a high price of 16 million euros with one year remaining in his contract with Rome. At the same time, Salavi's annual salary after tax is as high as 16 million euros. Whether it is the transfer fee or salary, Shalawi has become an absolute "big coffee" in the Super League.
However, until the end, Shalawi only played 19 games for Shenhua and scored 4 goals. Although he left a FA Cup champion for the team, his return is obviously not enough compared to Shenhua's huge investment in him. In the end, with one and a half years left in the contract, both parties terminated the contract, ending this failed marriage. And the famous foreign players who landed in the Super League at the same time as Salavi, such as Long Dong, Jin Xinyu, Anautovic and others, are much better than the Italians in terms of performance and professional attitude.
The failure of Shalawi in Shenhua has already been traced. As early as in contract negotiations with Shenhua, Shalawi was "diminished" about going to the Super League. Not only does it ask for a sky-high annual salary, but it also requires some harsh terms to be added to the contract. For example, Shenhua must unconditionally release the players back to Italy to participate in the national team competition, and the players have the right to unilaterally terminate the contract after a certain number of appearances are met. At that time, Shenhua was eager to sign in, and accepted all of Shalawi's requirements, which also laid the groundwork for the ending of "both people and money".
In all, Shalawi played intermittently in Shenhua for about a year and a half. During this period, plus his transfer fee, Shenhua’s total investment in him is about 40 million euros, which is equivalent to more than 315 million yuan. . Of course, since Shenhua also has to bear the taxes and fees on Salavi’s salary, the actual amount may be higher. This is enough to make Shalawe tied with Tevez, Jackson Martinez and others, becoming one of the most loss-making transfers in the history of the Super League.
Not only Shenhua, other clubs in the Chinese Super League can also learn some lessons and enlightenments from Shalawi’s failed trade. If a foreign aid appears half-hearted during negotiations and has planned various "retirements" for himself before signing a contract, then he obviously does not intend to use the Super League as a destination for his career, but just wants to "make a fortune and run." , Shalawi falls into this situation.
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