SIPG met Taishan team away in this round of the Chinese Super League, and the team won 1-0 against the opponent by relying on Wu Lei's stunner goal. After SIPG's victory, the team continued to lead the standings. At the same time, SIPG has prepared in advance for playing in the AFC Champions League elite league and finalized the signing of Brazil's big-name Golden Boot Pope. Pope's joining surprised many fans, and some self-media thought that SIPG would bring in Hulk.
Hulk is a very strong striker who was once a regular in Brazil and has also played for SIPG for many years. If Hulk can return to SIPG, it will definitely give the team a boost. It's just that the SIPG team feels that Hulk is old, and the cards are too big to manage. Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, the SIPG team finalized the signing of Pope, who is in his playing year.
Pope is also a Golden Boot scorer in Brazil, having started his career in the Brazilian league and later in the Asian league. Pope has played in both Japan and the Thai Premier League, including his impressive performances in the Thai Super League. Pope became the Thai Super Golden Boot and attracted the attention of Sun Xiang, the boss of SIPG. After comprehensive consideration, Sun Xiang finalized Pope's joining.
In addition, SIPG asked Pope to come in the form of loan, and Sun Xiang spent 180,000 euros on loan, equivalent to 1.4 million yuan, to finalize the top scorer of the Thai Super League. After Pope arrived at SIPG, he was temporarily unable to return the opportunity to play for the team. Because, the number of registered places for foreign aid in the Super League is limited. Therefore, Pope should wait until the AFC Champions League elite league starts, then he can join the team and qualify for the game.
Pope is a very strong striker, and he can play a plug-and-play effect when SIPG plays in the AFC Champions League Elite League. Therefore, Pope only needs to play at the level he should have in the SIPG team. Then, Pope is expected to get the main position. I hope that when Pope represents SIPG in the AFC Champions League, he can have a commendable performance and help the team achieve the good results it deserves.