Zheng Zhi of China poses with his trophy at the AFC Player of the Year ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Nov. 26, 2013. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)
After staying with Guangzhou FC for nearly 12 years, 41-year-old Zheng Zhi will leave the club with which he had won 8 league titles and 2 AFC Champions League trophies.
BEIJING May 2 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Zhi is noticeably absent from the team list Guangzhou FC unveiled on Monday for the new season of the Chinese Super League.
The 41-year-old reportedly chose not to stay on after his contract with the financially stricken Guangzhou side expired at the end of last year.
The next destination of the former Charlton midfielder remains unknown.
Zheng joined the Guangzhou club, then known as Guangzhou Evergrande, in late June 2010.
He won the Chinese Super League title eight times and the Asian Champions League trophy twice with the Guangzhou side.
The kickoff date of the 2022 Chinese Super League campaign remains undecided due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ■
