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| − | <br>By Michael Church<br> <br>HONG KONG, March 11 (Reuters) - China international midfielder Wu Xi has re-signed for | + | <br>By Michael Church<br> <br>HONG KONG, March 11 (Reuters) - China international midfielder Wu Xi has re-signed for Shanghai Shenhua after captaining Jiangsu FC to the Chinese Super League title last season.<br> <br>The deal for the 32-year-old was announced by the Shanghai club on Thursday and comes with Jiangsu's future in doubt ahead of the new season, which is due to start next month.<br> <br>Jiangsu's owners Suning revealed the club would cease operations at the end of last month and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-quang-chau-tham-quyen-bang-tuong-5-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] unless a buyer is found the reigning champions will not play in the 2021 campaign.<br> <br>Wu was one of the stand-out performers for Jiangsu as they won their first league title last year, defeating eight-time champions Guangzhou Evergrande in the playoff finals.<br> <br>Guangzhou and Shanghai Port had been interested in signing Wu, according to Chinese media reports, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-quang-chau-tham-quyen-bang-tuong-5-ngay.html tour quảng châu] but the experienced international has re-joined Shenhua nine years after leaving the club.<br><br>(Reporting by Michael Church in Hong Kong, [http://www.medcheck-up.com/?s=Editing Editing] by Toby Davis)<br> |
Revision as of 00:14, 10 May 2021
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, March 11 (Reuters) - China international midfielder Wu Xi has re-signed for Shanghai Shenhua after captaining Jiangsu FC to the Chinese Super League title last season.
The deal for the 32-year-old was announced by the Shanghai club on Thursday and comes with Jiangsu's future in doubt ahead of the new season, which is due to start next month.
Jiangsu's owners Suning revealed the club would cease operations at the end of last month and kynghidongduong.vn unless a buyer is found the reigning champions will not play in the 2021 campaign.
Wu was one of the stand-out performers for Jiangsu as they won their first league title last year, defeating eight-time champions Guangzhou Evergrande in the playoff finals.
Guangzhou and Shanghai Port had been interested in signing Wu, according to Chinese media reports, tour quảng châu but the experienced international has re-joined Shenhua nine years after leaving the club.
(Reporting by Michael Church in Hong Kong, Editing by Toby Davis)