The American goblin once set a record for the Bundesliga’s transfer fee, but now in the Netherlands, it has suffered the humiliation of relegation.

I wonder how many people still remember Ricardo Pepi’s name. The 20-year-old player has been playing in the Europa League for more than a year. But his growth was not smooth.

Pepi started playing in the American professional league at the age of 16. In 2021, he scored 13 goals and sent 2 assists in the league, when Pepi was only 18 years old. His outstanding performance quickly attracted the attention of European giants. Pepi made his debut against Honduras in September 2021, showing his unique talent, scoring 1 goal and assisting 2 times.

He joined augsburg in 2022 with a price of 16.36 million euros, which set a record for the team. His Bundesliga friends all know what this means to the team. This is definitely the amount of blood that an ordinary team like augsburg has to pour. But Pepi is either too young or too inexperienced, and has never been the main player in augsburg.

So far, he has played 16 times for the team, playing only 582 minutes, without scoring or assisting. The team was very disappointed with his performance. Augsburg finally decided to send him out for training. It is said that he can go to Holland to get back on his feet or start a new career without playing in the Bundesliga, but Pepi’s bad luck soon led to the team’s demotion.

After signing Domirovich this season, Pepi’s position in the club became even more embarrassing, and he clearly realized that it would be difficult for him to compete with his opponents. In the end, augsburg’s first priority is to survive.

He was loaned to Groningen this season, but missed the first five rounds of the league because he was late. However, although he didn’t run, he scored 13 goals and 3 assists. Groningen is not in good form this season, and it’s a pity that they were relegated so early. After 33 years in Holland, the team was finally relegated. This rare spectacle for thousands of years has finally been met by Americans.

In the first four quarters after joining, he scored four goals and assisted once, but the team only scored three goals in these four games. Despite a good start, Pepi didn’t score many goals in the second half of the league, which directly affected the team’s goal efficiency.

However, despite his poor performance in the Dutch league, he was re-elected to the American national team in March this year, playing against Granada and El Salvador successively, and scored three goals in those two games. And the national team won in a row. He is still regarded as an important member of the national team. After all, he is only 20 years old, and the next World Cup will be the mainstay.

When Shougang’s multi-person contract expires, Fang Chaoju is not worth the top salary, and Fan Ziming is expected to join Liaoning!

0-2 defeat to Liaoning, Beijing Shougang Club ended the journey of this season, and two big scores lost to this not-so-young team. In the next offseason, Shougang management should seriously think about the signing of the team, and if it wants to further reproduce its former glory, the club must spend a lot of money.

It is worth mentioning that this summer, many players including Fang Shuo, Fan Ziming, Zhang Cairen, Tian Yuxiang, Raymond, Fan Yiming and Yang Ali in Beijing Shougang have expired their contracts.

In the past few seasons, Fang Shuo, as the team’s big brother, has been given the top salary contract. However, Fang Shuo’s performance can’t be completely matched. Except for a few bright performances at the end of the season, Fang Shuo can’t hide the fact that he is old and his state has declined sharply. Although he still has the strength to renew his contract with the highest salary, the club should have a good talk with him and let him give up the idea of getting the highest salary.

In fact, no matter from the long-term interests of the club or from Fang Shuo’s own situation, he is not worth the top salary. If Fang Shuo goes his own way, it is likely that he will be abandoned by Shougang. Shougang, if it really wants to quickly enter the giants that can compete with Liaoning and Guangdong, then it must introduce guards of this level like Zhao Rui and Guo Ailun. To take a step back, even one of Jeff or Hu Mingxuan is acceptable.

A few seasons ago, Fan Ziming, who joined Shougang in high profile, actually did not play the corresponding social status. He is either troubled by injury or directly invisible. He performs well when he meets a weak team, and often pulls his hips when he competes with a strong team. To be honest, Fan Ziming’s overall performance is lower than expected.

After playing for Shougang for three seasons, Fan Ziming is protecting the contract. If Shougang does not renew his contract with the highest salary, there is a risk of "bidding" with other teams or losing him.

In Shougang’s system, Fan Ziming doesn’t play a big role. The team has a lot of foreign aid, including Li Muhao and Season. The head coach of Shougang focuses on who is in good condition. After all, the strength gap between them is not big, and Fan Ziming is far from being able to crush Li Muhao and others. Therefore, Shougang has every reason not to give Fan Ziming a top salary.

If the negotiations between the two sides break down, then Fan Ziming may be restored as a free agent. According to the market situation where the center is scarce, Fan Ziming is expected to be chased by many teams, such as Liaoning. Fan Ziming is a native of Liaoning, and he is expected to join his hometown team without a championship. His combination with Liaoning is a strong alliance. Fan Ziming is also expected to succeed Han Dejun and become the pillar of the Liaoning team in the next few years.

In short, Beijing Shougang should attract a big shock this summer. It is estimated that there are only a handful of foreign aid and domestic players who can stay. It remains to be seen what level of partner Zeng Fanbo can welcome!