Today, a wave of mixed news came out of the southern soccer circles.
The bad news is that Meizhou Hakka has no money. As Evergrande, R&F and Kaiser are all facing a cold winter in the real estate industry, all three teams achieved very big results last season. Guangzhou was relegated, there was no progress on Guangzhou's share reform, and SZFC executive Ding Yong and another female executive were taken away for investigation. I thought Meizhou Hakka would be the only Southern Guangdong team to stay in the Chinese Super League, but I didn't expect to run out of money before the season even started. According to reporter Feng Zhen, last season's Super League promotion horse Meizhou Hakka is currently facing a shortage of funds, and it remains to be seen whether it will be able to pass the access in the new season.
However, there is also good news, as Evergrande is expected to turn the corner as real estate heats up. In Guangzhou, the club has paid the salaries of all players and staff, including those of the ladder players. Guangzhou executives have revealed that they will not give up on the Guangzhou team no matter how difficult it is and will return to the top flight as fast as possible. That fastest speed could be a direct return to the Chinese Super League like last year's Shenzhen Football. Last year Tianhai disbanded and Shenzou returned to the Chinese Super League after being relegated. Unfortunately, this year, Guangzhou and Shenzhen Football will face a dissolution situation.
Evergrande, a club executive revealed that the current Guangzhou team adopts lightweight operation, the team is mainly young players, the wage pressure is not big, and the operating cost is low this year, so it will not give up the team in this case.
In terms of the coaching staff, head coaches Zheng Zhi, Huang Bowen, Mei Fang and Zhang Chenglin can be said to have achieved success and financial freedom at Evergrande, and have deep affection for the Guangzhou team, so they will stick with them to the end. Guangzhou's initial plan was to focus their preparations on February 15, compared to many teams that don't have a training program.
As the former eight champions, Evergrande is the symbol of the era of the Chinese Super League. If Evergrande can be reborn through the current difficulties, then Evergrande is qualified to be the giant of the Chinese Super League. I look forward to "Guangzhou didn't win enough" becoming the voice of the city again.
