After finishing a contract with the Real Zaragoza This last June, Lluís López has already found a new destination. The eccentral zaragocista signs by the Shandong Taishan of the Chinese Super League in what will be the first experience of the player outside the Spanish borders and his name already appears inside the Chinese club squad on the well -known football website ‘Transfermarkt’. In this way, the Catalan, who was not offered renewal from the Blanquillo club, leaves the Asian country to continue with his career.
At the end of this season, Real Zaragoza did not renew several players who ended contract such as Jair or Nieto. Special case was that of Lluís López, since the Blanquillo club did not issue any statement from its non -renewal as if it did with the rest of the players. Despite the lack of officiality, the Catalan ended its contractual relationship with the Maño team and was open to be able to sign for any team.
The sports director, Txema Indias, explained that from the club we talked to Lluis after finishing his contract with Real Zaragoza: “It is more a personal matter. Close the door or open it to a free player is not adequate. You do not know what the market can give you. If we can find again, delighted.” Now with the march of Catalan to China, the roads of the Blanquillo Club and the central will not cross again at the moment.
The Catalan has been four seasons in the ranks of Real Zaragoza. Photo: Pilar Álvarez
In this way, Lluís will not return to Real Zaragoza where in the four seasons in which he became one of the team veterans and a reference in the locker room, getting to wear Captain’s bracelet during several games. The Central played 113 games with the elastic zaragocists, managing to mark somewhat.
Shandong Taishan
Lluís López goes to one of the leading teams of China who has played the last seven finals of the Chinese Cup and where European players known as Marouane Fellaini or Graziano Pellè have passed. The Shandong Taishan is currently in the middle of the league competition, occupying the fifth position, and this season he qualified to play the Asian Champions League.
Despite being classified for the maximum competition of the Asian continent, Shandong Taishan had physical problems with many of his players and could not appear at his duel against Ulsan Hyundai. A situation for which the Asian Soccer Confederation retired the new team of Lluís López del Tournament.
