Shao returns to play in Germany
(Shanghai Daily)
Updated: 2006-06-07 11:43 Midfielder Shao Jiayi is to return to the German
Bundesliga after Chinese Super League club, Beijing Guo'an, agreed to transfer
terms with newly promoted Energie Cottbus, according to a Beijing newspaper.
China's Shao Jiayi
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The deal, netting Guo'an a transfer fee of 1.3 million euros (US$1.68
million), sends Shao to his second German club, after Guo'an loaned the
26-year-old to former division one club, TSV 1860 Munich in 2003.
"I'm really happy," the Beijing News quoted Shao as saying.
"I have to say once again I'm very grateful to Guo'an who have been a big
help in arranging this transfer."
Despite finishing his playing contract with Munich 1860, Shao's transfer had
been clouded by a financial dispute between the German club and Guo'an.
Last week Guo'an sued Munich 1860 for 600,000 euros for failing to make
payments scheduled in Shao's loan deal.
The paper reported that the two clubs had terminated the loan contract,
releasing Shao to play for Cottbus.
The report provided no details as to whether the legal dispute had been
settled or would continue.
Should Cottbus pay up, Beijing Guo'an will have reaped 2.3 million euros from
deals involving Shao since his loan to Munich 1860 in 2003.
Shao's agent was quoted by the Beijing News last week as saying that the
newly promoted club was planning a "whole raft of co-operation" with Guo'an,
including player development programs and tour matches in Beijing.
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