On July 2, Beijing time, Shandong Taishan team officially announced that Brazilian foreign aid Zeka returned to the team after recovery from injury and will officially return to the team on July 20. It is worth mentioning that Zeka is a foreign aid introduced by the Taishan team in the winter window, and his transfer fee is as high as 1.9 million euros, which is the standard king of this year's Chinese Super League. His return will alleviate the situation of the lack of major generals in the Taishan team.
In this year's winter window, the Taishan team spent 1.9 million euros to bring in Zeka from the K League Pohang Irons, and he was also pinned on by the Taishan fans. However, shortly after joining the team, Zeka suffered a serious injury in training and did not even sign up for the Chinese Super League in the first half of the season.
In this way, the Taishan team played for most of the season with only 4 foreign aids. Immediately afterwards, Pato also had a serious injury, so that in many games, the Taishan team played with two foreign aides and three foreign aids, which led to a decline in the team's record. Just last week, defender Judson suffered a knee injury and was substituted after just 14 minutes. Judson is rumored to have suffered a serious knee injury and has been out for the season.
In the face of bad news from the Taishan team, Zeka's timely return to the team is also good news. Judging from the announcement, Zeka will not be in the team until July 20, and after a series of preparations such as physical recovery and tactical training, his appearance time will not be until at least August. There were also rumours that Zeka would play in the Super League until at least October.
However, now that the player is back, there must be hope. Zeka is 1.90 meters tall and plays as a high striker on the field, which is also the type of player that the Taishan team needs the most. Last season, Zeka played 40 games for the Pohang Irons, scoring 14 goals and providing seven assists. From the point of view of goal efficiency, Zeka is not a goal-scoring striker, but more like a bridgehead fulcrum striker. Considering the serious knee injury, it is also unknown how much of his ability will recover.
In this year's summer transfer, the Taishan team has not yet introduced new signings. It was previously rumoured that a 21-year-old Brazilian midfielder was coming to the team for a trial, and he played as a midfielder from Luneng-invested Brazilian sports club. Cayo has almost no experience in the professional league, and his strength is not yet known? Considering that there is only one foreign aid registration place left in the Taishan team, the club must keep its eyes open when screening foreign aid.