Shao to join Germany Energie Cottbus
By Yu Nan (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-07-14 11:33
Beijing Guo'an general manager Li Xiaoming has confirmed that the permanent
transfer of 26-year-old China international Shao Jiayi of his club to German
side Energie Cottbus Tuesday.
Beijing Guo'an general
manager Li Xiaoming (L)and 26-year-old China international Shao
Jiayi.[sina.com] |
"Beijing Guo'an and the German team have finally settled on Shao's transfer
to Energie Cottbus." Li said to China's main web portal sina.com.
But neither German local media nor the Energie Cottbus official website
provided details as to whether Shao will play the German Bundesliga matches or
if Guo'an, Shao's club, was still talking with Energie Cottbus over the terms of
the agreement.
Shao is already training with newly promoted Energie Cottbus since he passed
the necessary physical examination and will be possibly presented to the media
soon, the club manager told the web portal.
"The transfer means a new start for me," said the 26-year-old midfielder. "I
think I am still young, and can achieve more in my career."
"Shao s transfer is permanent this time," Li said, "It is not a loan deal
like it was with 1860 Munich that Shao played for before."
"The transfer fee is over 10m yuan, but it is not all in cash. As part of the
deal Cottbus will coach two of Beijing Guo'an's young players for each of the
three years of the contract. And Guo'an will arrange for Cottbus to come to
Beijing for a friendly match."
Li added that according to the terms of the contract Shao Jiayi is free to
join any other European team if he wants to leave Cottbus, but can only play for
Beijing Guo'an if he returns to China.
"Everything will be done as soon as the German Premier League faxes back the
last copy of Shao's contract," Li said.
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