The seaport officially announced that Vargas left the team, the next stop in Saudi Arabia?

The reporter reported coldly On the evening of the 27th, the harbor officially announced that Argentine winger Vargas would leave the team after his contract expired. Following Oscar, Vargas also did not renew his contract. As early as last week, a number of Saudi media outlets have revealed that the Saudi league's Al-Ahsa Conquest Club has reached an agreement with Vargas, who will join on a free transfer in the winter window that opens on January 1, with an annual salary of $6 million (about 5.75 million euros) after tax - 3.5 times that of Vargas at the seaport.

Harbour renewed its contract with Vargas and can only provide a maximum salary of 3 million euros before tax for foreign players in the Chinese Super League, which is unacceptable to the Vargas team. Previously, Vargas wanted to return to Europe, and at one point was close to Turkish Super League powerhouse Trabzonspora. In order to join as soon as possible, the Vargas team also lowered the asking price from 3.5 million euros after tax to 3 million euros, but Al Ahsa Conquest, who are currently at the bottom of the Saudi league, made a better offer.

Al Ahsa conquered only 1 win, 3 draws and 9 losses in 13 rounds, accumulating 6 points and 4 points behind the relegation zone. The team sacked Bilic, who had coached Guoan, before the season, and was succeeded by Gustavsson, who had coached Sweden's Under-21 national youth. However, the team does not have the same financial resources as the big four and promoted Macadicia, with half of the eight foreign players coming from Morocco and Algeria, and only Belgian centre-back Denaye is slightly famous. Compared to the fourth-most goals conceded, the main problem for Al Ahsa Conquest is the lack of attacking strength, scoring only 11 goals in 13 games, more than Fayha (9) among 16 teams.

The management of Al Ahsa has decided to make a large number of foreign players in the winter window, mainly focusing on the offensive end. The current Golden Boot in the team is Cape Verde centre-forward Giannini (4 goals), while Moroccan winger Batna (2 goals) and homegrown winger Anaz (1 goal) are both inefficient. Vargas' excellent performances at Harbour this season have caught the eye of Al Ahsa's conquest, who are looking to increase their attacking power on the wings, deliver more ammunition to the centre-forwards and, of course, preferably score on their own, with Vargas being the ideal option.

Last week, Al Ahsa Conquest reached an agreement with Vargas' team that the Argentine will arrive in Saudi Arabia by the end of the year to complete the signing after undergoing a medical examination there.

Vargas is Hassa's first signing in the winter window, and a change of manager has been confirmed. Portugal coach Jose Gomes, who was ousted from Egyptian giants Zamalek on December 15, will replace Gustavsson, who has coached Saudi Arabia's Buraidah three times and was an assistant to Portuguese coach Jesuado Ferreira from 2008 to 2012, with whom he managed Porto. The latter coached Egyptian giants Zamalek in 2022, and after his departure, Gomez became his successor. Hasa conquered and signed Vargas, which was also approved by Gomez.

The port officially announced the departure of Vargas, and the Argentine winger also expressed his gratitude to the port fans, saying that he was very happy and happy during the two and a half years at the port. He also thanked the Harbour FC management, coaching staff, team-mates and staff.

This season, Vargas has 18 goals and 14 assists in 38 appearances, while Oscar has 16 goals and 31 assists in 40 games, and the two have combined to score 69 goals for Harbour, accounting for 58% of all Harbour goals. The two assisted a total of 16 goals for Wu Lei, and the departure of the two was a fatal blow to the offensive side of the harbor. Of course, half of Vargas's 18 goals also came with assists from Oscar. Without Oscar, it is unclear whether Vargas will be able to continue to play staggering numbers in the unfamiliar Saudi league.

With the departures of Oscar and Vargas, the Harbour foreign players will be reshuffled, but there is no clear intention at the moment, after Turkish media reported that the 28-year-old striker Wesley was interested in playing for Turkish League Conquest club Karabruck Conquest. He played at Aston Villa, is 1.91m tall and currently ranks top scorer in the Turkish league with 13 goals. However, what Harbour desperately needed was an attacking playmaker and wide attacker, and Wesley was not.