At the 2023 Chinese Football Professional League media exchange meeting held on the afternoon of the 9th, the preparatory team of the Chinese Football Federation revealed that the Shenzhen team will probably not be able to enter the new season of the Chinese Super League as they have not yet fully solved the problem of salary arrears. If there is compensation, the soccer association will seek the willingness of the relevant music department to compensate.
According to the clear principle of supplementation, the first team to enter the Chinese Super League is Guangzhou, the second is Hebei, and the third is Shijiazhuang Kung Fu, the fourth team last season.
Reporters learned from the Shenzhen Football Club, the current club investor Jia Zhaoye Group and the relevant parties in Shenzhen are actively forming a solution to try to solve the relevant problems. However, the current problem of salary arrears in Shenzhen soccer is really serious, and the funding gap is also very large. It is understood that since the 2022 season, the players have been in arrears of wages for 10 months, and the problem of arrears of wages for the 2021 season and before has only been solved by 60%. In addition, the preparatory group of the CFA and the CFA have also expressed a serious attitude of "preferring the lack to the abuse" for the league access, and the standard is relatively strict. Currently, the final deadline for league entry is set for March 3rd.
As for SZF's possible involvement in the Li Tie-related case, Liu Jun, head of the CFF's preparatory team, said, "The official conclusion of SZF's involvement in the related case will not affect the CFF's judgment on the qualification of the Chinese Super League entry. We only look at whether they can solve the economic problems such as salary arrears. Only when there is an official conclusion of the relevant case will we follow up."
Guangzhou have yet to officially express their willingness to make amends. However, the club's senior management had previously said after the team's relegation that "they will return to the top league as soon as possible". In addition, the team has received a notice of centralized preparation and will regroup on the 15th of this month. At present, how Guangzhou team prepares for the new season and whether they continue to retain some famous players of the middle generation will have to wait until all the dust settles.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that the policy of limiting the number of players over 31 years of age to five, which had caused widespread controversy in the outside world, was clearly stated at the meeting that it was currently in a pending state and would be confirmed by subsequent studies. At present, this policy is likely to no longer be implemented.
