On January 1, 2025, Salvador, the current head coach of Chongqing Tongliang Long and former head coach of Guangzhou Team, posted a bilingual message on social media to thank and bid farewell to Guangzhou Team: "I will always be proud to have been part of the team, thank you for your support!" In his farewell message, he said, "First of all, I would like to apologize to every player, staff member, and fan! I had hoped to say goodbye earlier and express my gratitude in person, but it was only today that I had the opportunity to do so. I hope everyone can understand that this is due to reasons beyond my control, but my gratitude has always been with you and never changed." It can be seen that Coach Salvador left Guangzhou Team reluctantly and with deep attachment and reluctance.
The departure of Salvador officially opened the curtain on the grand opening of the Guangzhou Team's "supermarket." According to reports from Football News, after Salvador took over as the head coach of Chongqing Tongliang Long, he will have more say in the transfer market.
Sure enough, on the last day of 2024, Chongqing Tongliang Long officially announced the departure of 13 players, including three foreign players Wu Jiqi, Tabek, and Andrejevic, Hong Kong-Macao-Taiwan player Yin Yaji, and nine local players. Prior to this, the team also announced the retirement of veteran Wu Qing.
With the change of leadership comes a change in personnel! After Salvador took office at Tongliang Long, he began a major overhaul of 13 people, completely changing the entire Chongqing team. There must be new arrivals when there are departures, and next, Salvador should focus on recruiting players that fit his tactical style. Among them, Salvador's first signing after taking office was to think of an old colleague from his former club Guangzhou Team, who is Guangzhou Team's foreign aid Sadauskas!
Blogger "Xiao Guanfu" reported that Guangzhou Team's foreign aid Sadauskas will join Chongqing Tongliang Long.
The 28-year-old Sadauskas, 1.93 meters tall, hails from Lithuania and plays as a central defender. In the 2024 season, Sadauskas joined Guangzhou Team on a free transfer and played 23 times for the team in the China League One, scoring one goal and helping the team achieve third place in the league. Currently, the player's market value on Transfermarkt is 350,000 euros.
In November 2024, after Sadauskas published a long article bidding farewell to Guangzhou Team, he also liked Beneiarosa's departure.
According to the official website of Transfermarkt, the contracts of Guangzhou Team's three foreign players expired on December 31, and their new destinations have not been announced. Although Alegria has not yet announced his departure, he is likely to leave after his contract expires.
The January winter window opens, which is the best opportunity for Guangzhou Team to sell players and raise funds. In addition to Hoshenping transferring to Zhejiang Team, Salvador also took away foreign aid Sadauskas. Since Chongqing Tongliang Long is going to clean up the entire team, they will definitely introduce many excellent players that fit his tactical system.
Taking the sale of goalkeeper Hoshenping for 2.5 million as an example, if Salvador introduces another 5-10 players from Guangzhou Team, Guangzhou Team's historical total arrears of 31.4 million could be resolved by more than half. Of course, Guangzhou Team's ability to sell players and raise funds to repay debts is based on the team achieving excellent results.
So here comes the question, will Salvador continue to recruit young local players from Guangzhou Team?
