According to the latest news, on March 9, Beijing time, a heavy news circulated in the soccer circle: SZFA has been caught in the quagmire of unpaid wages since October last year. In the long days without pay, the player Dai Weijun had no choice but to entrust his team to the CFA to file an arbitration, hoping to quickly solve this thorny problem. In the face of the widespread phenomenon of salary arrears in the Chinese Super League, Tianjin Daily reporter Shen Wei analyzes in depth in his article, pointing out that salary arrears have become a persistent problem in the Chinese Super League, with more than 70% of the clubs plagued by this problem, and it is worrying whether the Chinese Super League can be launched on schedule in the new season.
Recently, the unpaid salary incident of Shenzhen Football has triggered heated discussions in the industry, with numerous players applying for arbitration with the Football Association. Tianjin Daily commented, "As the golden dollar soccer boom recedes, the dilemmas and challenges faced by the Chinese Super League epitomize the current state of Chinese men's football."
It is reported that more than 70% of the clubs in the Chinese Super League are facing the problem of salary arrears, which is mainly related to the operational situation of the team's parent company. Once the parent company has problems, over-reliance on investment in blood clubs, even if barely maintain operations, it is difficult to avoid the predicament. The former wealthy Guangzhou team, the new season's budget plummeted to 15 million yuan, more news that this is still the first team, reserve team, ladder team and women's soccer team's total budget, the rate of decline is staggering.
Affected by Shenzhen Football's unpaid wages, some players have chosen to go on strike and the team is currently on vacation. Dai Weijun, an international player of Shenzhen team, has commissioned a lawyer to send a letter to the club and filed an arbitration with the CFA.
Tianjin Daily further commented, "In the era of gold-dollar soccer, players' annual salaries were quite high, but as the capital boom recedes, many clubs can no longer afford them. Although the CFA has issued a salary limit, it will take time to wait for long-term contracts to expire. Until then, the capital turnover difficulties and wage arrears of Chinese Super League clubs will continue for some time."
