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On-loan Zheng to leave Charlton

04/04/2007 - 12:41:33 PM

Charlton’s on-loan China international Zheng Zhi has confirmed he will return home at the end of the Premiership season.

Zheng joined Alan Pardew’s team during the January transfer window from Chinese league and cup winners Shandong Luneng and has settled into life in England quickly, scoring on his full league debut against Newcastle.

However, the versatile 26-year-old will return home once the season has been completed and will feature for Shandong in June’s A3 Championship before opening discussions on a permanent deal with the London side.

The Chinese league winners will take on their Japanese counterparts Urawa Reds, Korean champions Seongnam Ilhwa and Shanghai Shenhua, runners-up in last year’s Chinese Super League, in the annual regional competition.

“After the six-month loan deal, I will definitely return to Shandong Luneng to play in the A3,” said Zheng

“At that time, Shandong Luneng and Charlton Athletic will have a new round of discussions about my future contract.”

Charlton are currently locked in a battle to avoid relegation from the Premiership and Zheng is determined to play a role in keeping the Addicks in the top flight.

“I will do my utmost to help Charlton avoid relegation,” he said.

“That is very important because I won’t be able to play Premier League otherwise even if they give me a contract next year.”

AFKABartram

Interesting.

Its quite well known that Pardew is very keen to retain ZZ.

BlackForestReds

Curious...I presume that Charlton can't agree either a transfer fee or wages with him and are prepared to let him return to China rather than sign him full-time, or that we are waiting until we know which division we are playing in next year before offering him a contract.

This sounds a bit similar to the Kinsella transfer.

F-Blocker

I think this has got to be a relegation/staying-up issue more than anything else.

Oggy Red

Also sounds like ZZ really wants to play in their A3 contest.

But that when that's finished he wants to come back.

StanmoreAddick

[cite]Posted By: BlackForestReds[/cite]Curious...I presume that Charlton can't agree either a transfer fee or wages with him and are prepared to let him return to China rather than sign him full-time, or that we are waiting until we know which division we are playing in next year before offering him a contract.

This sounds a bit similar to the Kinsella transfer.

I'm with F blocker on this- definately