The two major defenders of the Jinmen Tiger will leave the team! Tomorrow with the training of the harbor, there is a high probability of joining freely

Reporter Lu Mi reports Jinmen Tigers have begun to prepare for the new season, the biggest change in the team's lineup is the back line, the two main Han Pengfei, tomorrow's contract expires without renewal, Han Pengfei is currently following Rongcheng in Haikou winter training, joining only to be officially announced; Tomorrow, we will winter train with the harbor, and there is a high probability of joining.

The Jinmen Tigers finished sixth in the Chinese Super League last season, their best ranking in recent years. They do a good job of balancing offense and defence, and when they play against strong teams, they have repeatedly contained the opponent's attack, and the defensive line has a lot of credit for this.

After Han Pengfei joined the Jinmen Tigers for one season, he was selected for the national team for the first time last year, and this training camp was also included. At the end of last year, his contract with Jinmen Tiger expired, and the two sides did not renew the contract, and soon, he reached a consensus with Rongcheng, and he also appeared in the team when Rongcheng closed the holiday in early January.

Han Pengfei's departure was a loss for the Jinmen Tigers, but fortunately, the veteran Yang Fan returned and participated in winter training with the team. Yang Fan joined TEDA in 2018, and in August of the following year, he was selected for the 35-man training list of the national football team. In 2020, he joined Guoan and returned to Jinmen Tigers on loan in 2022. This return is also the third time Yang Fan has played for Tianjin.

Tomorrow's destination is equally interesting, as he appears in the winter training team at the harbour. Tomorrow will not play for the Jinmen Tigers for a long time, and like Han Pengfei, they will join in 2023. Aside from the time he was injured, his performance was eye-catching. As a right-back, he has a strong forward ability and has been involved in attacks many times, which can be called both offensive and defensive. Last year, he played 23 Super League games for the Jinmen Tigers, contributing six assists.

Judging from the flow of Han Pengfei and tomorrow, the "new owners" are all strong teams and have AFC Champions League tasks. Han Pengfei is 32 years old this year, and he will be 30 years old tomorrow, which is a relatively mature age as a defender. Joining the championship team at this time is not difficult for them to understand.

Harbour must be strengthened after the loss of foreign players this year, and tomorrow's joining can increase the depth of the bench at full-back and enhance competitiveness.

In addition to the two main defensive forces, Jinmen Tigers have also lost other positions, such as Yu Yang retiring and Sun Xuelong returning to his hometown team Yukun.

In terms of reinforcements, Yang Fan can be regarded as a counterpoint adjustment, but the genuine right-back has not yet found a suitable substitute. Judging from the transfer market this year, there are not many mature defensive players in circulation, and even if there are, they have been locked in early. Yu Genwei once said on his personal social media that there may be some problems in the back line in the new season, and as for the solution, he revealed that he will dig more internal potential in the future and strengthen the hardness of the defensive line.

Overall, the Jinmen Tigers are not losing much personnel at present, and the players who are on trial have the opportunity to enrich the squad, and there may be surprises under the internal tapping. During the winter training period, Xie Weijun changed from a striker to a defender, which was a big variable. Last season, there was a trial with the coaching staff. But if Xie Weijun is allowed to play directly as a central defender in the new season, then there will be a lot of work to be done in this winter training period.