Shenhua Club and all the players held an interim plenary meeting this afternoon when Shenhua is about to welcome Kashima Antlers, the arch-rival of AFC Champions League. It was announced at the meeting that Zhou Jun, the general manager of the club, had resigned and he would be invited to be the general manager of a club in the north.

For the outside world, Zhou Jun's departure was quite unexpected. At the Youth Training Forum organized by the club last Saturday, President Wu Xiaohui also specially thanked Zhou Jun for his contribution in Shenhua's acquisition of Xu Genbao 99/00 echelon. Wu Xiaohui said: "Thanks to the guidance of our heroes, General Manager Zhou Jun and Wu Jingui, this acquisition is the result of the efforts of all members of the club. This team is very important to us, and we are determined to win. Our team plays a more important role than money. "

In 2006, Shenhua merged with Liancheng, and Zhou Jun began to hold an important position in Shenhua Club. After Greenland took over, Zhou Jun was mainly responsible for the introduction of Shenhua players. Including Deng Baba, Gualin, Martins, Tevez, Qin Sheng, Mao Jianqing and other important signings of Shenhua in recent seasons were written by Zhou Jun.

In the past two seasons, Shenhua Club has experienced ups and downs, and the outside world has many doubts about Zhou Jun. Chairman Wu Xiaohui has repeatedly stressed on different occasions that "when the team wins and wins honors, the outside world thinks of coaches and players. When the team encountered setbacks, the outside world blamed General Manager Zhou (Zhou Jun). " Anyway, Shenhua finally won the FA Cup last season, and Zhou Jun, as the general manager, contributed a lot.

It is reported that as a professional manager, Zhou Jun's next stop is probably the general manager of a new club in the north. Zhou Jun's work in Shenhua Club will be taken over by Vice President Zhu Junwei.