News flash: On March 9, Beijing time, Li Xuan, a well-known reporter in the soccer industry, heated up the unpaid wages fiasco at Shenzhen Football Club (SZFC) on her social media account and discussed the situation of Dai Weijun's filing of an arbitration application with the Chinese Football Association (CFA).
Recently, Shamrocks officially announced that players are allowed to seek transfer or loan opportunities on their own, a news that immediately made waves in the industry. Since October of last year, SZFC has been in arrears, and many players have filed for arbitration with the FA, including Dai Weijun, the new star of the national soccer team. Reporter Li Xuan shared her insight: "Dai Weijun has already filed for arbitration with the FA in order to fight for his free agency, probably at a time when rumors are swirling about him and a certain team. The reason for this is that the club owes him more than three months' salary. However, the FA Arbitration Committee has received numerous similar arbitration cases, and no concrete progress has been made yet."
Li Xuan further stated: "In my opinion, Dai Weijun should have defended his rights in accordance with FIFA regulations. However, it may not be the fault of SZFC alone, as the Shenzhen Municipality has intervened in Dai's transfer, as he will only be eligible to represent the national team once the transfer is successful. Therefore, I suspect there is more to this story than meets the eye. Dai Weijun did not return to the club to negotiate during his vacation with the national team, but communicated through his lawyers, as Mr. Jasmine said."
Li Xuan went on to add: "Is it only now that the problem of unpaid wages at Shenzhen Football has become known? Why is it only now that we are shocked? I have asked if any foreign media have reported on Caldecott's recovery of unpaid wages before. Since last December, Football Daily and many Chinese media have been reporting on the list of teams in the Chinese Super League that do not owe wages, of which 14 do not owe wages, and 14 out of 16 owe wages, did these media not count?"
"In the face of the plight of real estate companies, Jiazhao Ye has not been spared. To be honest, SZF's unpaid wages are not the most serious among many teams. As for whether the early end of training in Hainan is a strike, we consulted the club and got the reply that some players claimed to be injured and could not continue training, so they ended the training. Asked the players, none of them were willing to directly admit the strike. In fact, at this moment, the strike is not the best way to solve the problem of unpaid wages, I believe that the players of the first team of Shenzhen football know it very well."
