Beijing Youth Daily reporter learned on the 3rd that the Shougang guard, who had obtained a work visa, planned to leave for China from Dallas on the evening of the 3rd. If all goes well, Johnson is expected to join the team around the middle of this month. If the status of Yogueta is acceptable, he can even play part of the first stage.
Shougang made a substantial adjustment to foreign aid after the end of last season. The four foreign aid Lin Shuhao, Hamilton, Brown and Gibson who played for the team last season did not renew their contracts with them. The foreign aid selected by Shougang team in the new season is former Guangzhou team foreign aid Liff and former French player Nick Johnson. At present, Liff has already arrived in the team to prepare for the new season. However, Johnson was unable to leave because of the work visa problem.
According to the reporter of Beijing Youth Daily, Shougang team and Johnson had reached a signing agreement in July this year, but they encountered some troubles when applying for a work visa for him. Since Johnson was the first time to play basketball in China, his work visa processing process was quite slow. In order to save time as much as possible and let him arrive at the team as soon as possible, the team had already booked a flight to China for him. However, due to the failure to complete the work visa, the flight booked by Shougang team changed from early September to the end of the month, and then to early October.
Shougang team waited for Johnson for a long time. Recently, his work visa was finally completed, and Shougang team also changed his visa to 3 days. According to the Beijing Youth Daily reporter, if everything goes well, Johnson will depart from Dallas tonight. He will fly to Shanghai for isolation. Since the new season will start on October 10, considering Johnson’s arrival and isolation time, and the recovery of physical condition later, Johnson will definitely miss some games at the beginning of the new season. However, if Johnson’s physical condition is acceptable, he is expected to join the team in the middle of this month to fight for the first stage of the competition together.
Johnson is a defender who can play in the first and second positions. He has good physical condition and strong defensive ability. These are all the types of defenders that Shougang team needs very much. In particular, Shougang team is currently a little weak in No. 1 position, and Johnson’s joining will definitely help the team directly.
Johnson also couldn’t wait to meet Shougang team as soon as possible. Johnson also collected pictures of his PS Shougang jersey on social media.