Zhao Junzhe, once the flag-bearer of the Chinese Football Super
League side Liaoning, has decided to leave the club due to a lack
of confidence in the club's future.
Zhao said he has submitted a transfer application to the club he
has served for more than a decade.
This is not the first time the midfielder has said farewell to
the team embattled by poor management and financial problems, but
his previous attempts all ended in a draw.
Zhao told Web site sohu.com he wanted to join an ambitious team
that is able to claim the league match title.
He said several teams have contacted him about a transfer, but
declined to give their names.
Earlier reports said Shandong Luneng and Tianjin Kangshifu are
among the favorites chasing Zhao, who played for China in the 2002
World Cup and the Asian Cup in 2004.
The Liaoning team dominated the Chinese football circle before
the country's professional league kicked off in 1994. But the
team's performance started to backslide in the late 1990s and has
slumped into management trouble in recent years.
(CRI December 24, 2007)
