Canton City team prepares for new season
Yangcheng Evening News, reporter Su Nympho reports - With the drums about to beat for the 2022 season of the Chinese Super League, the Guangzhou City team will embark on a journey from Guangzhou Baiyun Airport to Haikou on a China Southern Airlines flight at 16:20 today. The team bus, loaded with team equipment and medical instruments, was the first to depart for the destination yesterday.
According to the latest first-team roster released by the club, a total of 35 players from Guangzhou City FC have registered for this stage of the tournament, with an average age of 25.4 years old. During the off-season, the team not only renewed the contract of last season's head coach Van Garst, but also completed the contract renewal procedures for many core players such as Tang Miao, Cheng Yuelei and Zhang Gong. At the same time, seven "after 00" players, such as Tang Jiayi and Li Zhuoxuan, were transferred to the first team, bringing the total number of "after 00" players to 11, and the team as a whole is showing a trend of rejuvenation.
However, the development of Guangzhou City team is not all smooth sailing. Sources said that the team's share reform process had encountered twists and turns, resulting in 100 million yuan of funds on the books being unavailable, and the originally promised payment of players' salary arrears being delayed again and again. Under this pressure, the players had pressured the club and even had the possibility of a strike. However, the latest news shows that after many rounds of communication, the club and the players have reached a temporary solution to this problem. The new investor has promised to actively push forward the share reform, and the players will be stationed in the playing area within the stipulated time. However, there are speculations that Guangzhou City team may still face new challenges.
In the upcoming season, Guangzhou City will play Changchun Yatai, Dalian People, Shandong Taishan, Henan Songshan Longmen and Zhejiang in the first five rounds.
