Since the national football team defeated Indonesia, we once again see the hope of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. At the same time, the outside world has paid more attention to the national football team, and now there is some good news. Now there is news that the national football team is going to add new naturalized players, and the Chinese Super League giant Beijing Guoan has begun to operate, and the naturalized object is the 22-year-old Norwegian Super League defender. If it goes well, the newly naturalized players will be available when they play away to Bahrain.
On October 18, 2024, Miao Yuan, a well-known media person, revealed that the Chinese Super League giants Beijing Guoan are trying an operation, and this operation will affect the starting lineup of the national football team. According to Miao Yuan, now Beijing Guoan has started to operate, but this is not the final say of the Guoan Club alone, and it still needs the custodian to reach an agreement to really complete all the operations. According to what Miao Yuan said, the current operation of Guoan is to start the new naturalization, otherwise it is impossible to affect the starting lineup of the national football team.
At the same time, through the phrase "affecting the starting team of the national football team", it is speculated that the newly naturalized player that Beijing Guoan started this time should be 22-year-old Norway Super League defender Zheng Zeyan. Some time ago, the blogger "@Jallo", who specializes in naturalized players, reported many times that Zheng Zeyan himself is very willing to accept China's naturalization and is also very willing to represent the national football team, and there is no sky-high asking price, but I just hope to ensure stable playing time in the national football team. It can be seen that Zheng Zeyan's request is not excessive, and he is a 3rd generation of Chinese American, so it is not very difficult to operate.
Zheng Zeyan was born on October 27, 2001, is 22 years old, and belongs to three generations of Chinese players. This season, he plays for Norway Premier League side Sanafjör, making 24 appearances, providing one assist, averaging 1.42 clearances, 1.33 interceptions and 2.21 tackles per game. Zheng Zeyan is mainly good at full-back and full-back positions, has good breakthrough ability, ranks second in Norway's over-the-top list, and also ranks top in tackles and interceptions. It can be seen that his role at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends is not small.
Through the actual practice of the round of 18, we can find that the defender position is also crucial for the game. The national football team was able to win Indonesia, which was naturally the result of the unity of the whole team, among which Zhang Yuning's ability to score also had the credit of defender Gao Zhunyi feeding the cake. I have to say that Gao Zhunyi's outside instep pass was just right, and Zhang Yuning also seized the opportunity. If you look at it, Zheng Zeyan, who is also a fullback, is also expected to help the Chinese men's football team in this position, especially he is good at tackling and passing.
According to FIFA naturalization rules, Zheng Zeyan belongs to Chinese players within 3 generations, can directly carry out naturalization operations, do not have to wait for 5 years, plus he has not played for the Norway national team, so he is eligible to represent the national football team. If things go well, the away game against Bahrain will be Zheng Zeyan's national football debut. Of course, naturalization is not up to one party, but requires the players themselves to work together with China and Norway. Do you think Guoan can win Zheng Zeyan, and can he help the national football team?