Brazilian sports came to China to "bring goods", and two players have been booked by the Chinese League

Reporter Wang Wei reports From December 31, 2024 to January 21, 2025, a mysterious team from Brazil will conduct a 20-day training camp in Guangzhou. Brazilian Sport-trained player Bremer is now playing for Juventus in Serie A and is worth 60 million euros, while the likes of Chen Pu, Xie Wenneng, Duan Liuyu and Fang Hao have all previously played for Sporting in Brazil.

In addition to training, Brazilian sports also plan to sell foreign aid to Chinese professional teams, and after a period of contact, at least 2 Brazilian sports players have reached an intention to join the Chinese league team. As a result, the "direct sales of foreign aid from the source" of Brazilian sports has become a hot topic in Chinese football recently.

Last week, our reporter made a special trip to the Brazilian sports team's residence in Panyu, Guangzhou, to look for this mysterious division from Brazil.

Sporting Brasil is a football club wholly owned by Shandong Taishan in Brazil and has its own training base in Brazil. In addition to promoting foreign aid, it also undertakes the tasks of helping Shandong Taishan youth training and building a Brazilian platform for Chinese teenagers to stay abroad.

Li Nan is the Executive Deputy General Manager of Sporting Brasil and has been running Sporting Brasil for two years. "This time we came to China for training is a bold attempt, we play in Brazil in the state league, and it has never been clear whether these children can reach the level of foreign aid in the Chinese Super League and the Chinese League after coming to China. Judging from the match with the domestic professional team in Guangdong, the effect is not bad, and there are already Chinese teams in the first division of the country who have made substantial contact with us, and at least two players have been favored by domestic professional clubs. Li Nan said, "Next, we will look for sponsors and partners, learn from the '92 Jianlibao' win-win cooperation model, use this platform to connect an international channel, send Chinese children to Brazil for integrated training, and redo this piece, the overall idea is to integrate more Chinese elements." In the future, we will strive to cultivate high-end football talents for domestic clubs, the Chinese national team, and even European clubs. ”

From left: Coach Fabio of Sporting Brazil, Li Nan, Executive Vice President of Sporting Club Brasil, and Counsellor of Sporting Club Brazil Lima.

Sporting Brazil will return to Brazil on January 21 to play in the A3 League Paulista in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, which began on the 23rd. Li Nan told reporters that the main purpose of the team's visit to China this time is to recommend foreign aid to the teams in the Chinese League, and it seems that everything is developing in a good direction. "A lot of people know about the Brazilian sports team, but they don't know its actual level, so this time we let the team shine, so that everyone can intuitively understand and position this team, and see if these players can reach the level of foreign players in the Chinese league or even the Chinese Super League. I also hope that the children of the team will come to China to see and give them a sense of belonging. In 2016, Sporting Brazil sent an U18 team to play in the Weifang Cup and won the championship, but the first team over the age of 18 never came to China. This time, Shandong Taishan B team also conducted winter training in Guangzhou, and it was just this opportunity to improve the level of the two teams. It can be said that the training camp of Brazilian sports in China this time is due to a combination of factors. Li Nan said.

After years of deep cultivation, Brazil's sports youth training has borne fruit. Lima, a Brazilian adviser to the Brazilian sports club, told reporters: "Many of the players we have trained have entered famous clubs, such as last year's Champions League, there were six players from our club's academy, namely Bremer (Juventus, 60 million euros), Ederson (Atalanta, 50 million euros), Kevin (Shakhtar Donets, 12 million euros), Diego (Aston Villa, 11 million euros), Mauro (PSV Eindhoven, 7 million euros), Ismaily (Lille, 1.5 million euros). ”

Sporting Brasil now has four echelons: U15, U17, U20 and professional teams, and the club is equipped with a physiotherapy department, a teaching department to help these players grow, and participating in the Paulista A3 league will be of great help to the future development of players. Li Nan said that Brazil's league system is very sound, and in the first half of the year, interstate competitions are played, and each state has four levels of leagues, which are played from the end of January to around May. The second half of the year is dominated by the national league organized by the Brazilian Football Federation, which runs from May to November.

"The league level of São Paulo is the strongest, with the largest number of teams and the highest quality of competition, and many well-known Brazilian giants participated in the A1 league of São Paulo in the first half of the year. The level of the state league is not necessarily inferior to the national league played in the second half of the year, and the level of the A3 league can also be equivalent to that of the Brazilian league. If you give a precise positioning of the Brazilian sports first team, I think the team is at the level between Bacín and Bardine. Li Nan said.

Li Nan also said that Bremer, who joined Juventus and is now worth 60 million euros, is the best youth product in Brazilian sports. "We select players from who are 14 or 5 years old, and then test their skills through the Paulista League, and we recommend the best players to the teams in the first and second divisions. The Brazilian sports team is more of a springboard, we may not get much income when the player is transferred for the first time, but we retain no less than 30% of the economic rights and interests of the player, and in the future, when he transfers from the Brazilian first division and the second division to a European club, he will have a high value, and when there is a second premium, the club will get a share of the transfer, all Brazilian clubs are like this, there is a complete system of youth upward training, so as to obtain enough funds to support the club. ”

The Brazilian sports first team that went to China for training this time is made up of two groups of players, half of them are U20 players and the other half are players over 20 years old.

After arriving in Guangzhou, Sporting Brazil played two warm-up matches against Shandong Taishan B on January 4 and 5. In the first match on the 4th, Sporting Brazil won 6-0; In the match on the 5th, Sporting Brazil won 3-2. On January 8, Sporting Brasil went to the training base of Shenzhen Youth Corporation, where they won 4-0 against the home team. After the game, the young people in Shenzhen were deeply impressed by the strength of Brazilian sports, and became interested in two of the outstanding players, and expressed their intention to make in-depth contacts. Based on this, the two sides played another game on the afternoon of January 11, this time Shenzhen Youth added four Brazilian sports players to the lineup, which was also an integrated attempt in the selection of foreign players. After the lineup was adjusted, the situation on the field immediately changed, and the previous one-sided game became a five-five open, and Shenzhen Youth lost 1-3 to the opponent.

On the afternoon of January 18, Brazil Sports and Qingdao Manatee competed at the Westin Football Training Base in Foshan, which was the first time that Brazilian Sports played against a Chinese Super League team after coming to China. Sporting Brazil conceded a goal first, and took advantage of a set-piece opportunity in front of the court to equalize the score in the second half, and the two sides ended up with a 1-1 draw.

With a few games in China, Sporting Brazil's midfielder Cayo and winger Jaschino have been booked by two Chinese league teams.

Cayo, 21, who trained in Shandong Taishan last year, said the trip to China was fantastic: "I feel very happy to come to Guangzhou, this is my second time in China, and I really want to stay and play here." Speaking about his potential to join the Chinese team, Cayo said: "I hope to build a better future for myself and for the team I play for. ”

When he went to Shandong Taishan for a trial last summer, Cayo received a lot of help from his fellow countryman (Taishan foreign aid) Cressan, "Cressan was very good to me, so I especially want to thank him. If I can successfully join the Chinese team, I want to bring my family to China and let them experience the beauty of this place. ”

Another Brazilian sports winger Jaschino who was booked by the Chinese team told reporters that his wish since childhood was to enter the Brazilian national team, "Although this dream is difficult to achieve, as long as there is nothing impossible as long as I work hard, I hope that one day I can reach a world-class level," Jaschino said, "I want to play in China, I also like Cressan, I hope to become a star like him." ”

Jaschino also said that he went to Brazilian sports to play mainly because he saw that there would be opportunities to play in China, "I feel that I can at least reach the level of foreign aid in the Chinese League, or even the Chinese Super League, and I am very confident in my skills." ”

Sporting Brazil coach Fabio is a former goalkeeper who played in Portugal as a player and has an extensive resume that has played for 20 clubs before retiring at the age of 42. In Fabio's eyes, Brazil is the kingdom of football, "Brazilian players play barefoot in the streets at a very young age, there are still many good players in Brazil who have not been tapped and who will shine on the international stage in the future, just like our Brazilian sports players." Fabio said, "This training camp in China, we first want to show the best Brazilian football skills, but also through this opportunity to learn about Chinese football, and at the same time create opportunities for more Brazilian players to play in China." If the Brazilian Sporting players join the Chinese League or the Chinese Super League, I am sure they will help the team reach a higher level. ”