On December 8, Beijing time, the Japanese sports media "soccer-king" published an article entitled China's national team "naturalized players" why difficult to show the effectiveness? The article, straight to the point, pointed out that our naturalization policy may face defeat. The media revealed that since the implementation of the naturalization policy, controversy has followed, some players "money first", unwilling to integrate into the culture of our country, coupled with the Guangzhou
Evergrande (name)
The FA may not be able to complete contracts with naturalized players when clubs are in financial distress, for example.
Since 2018, the country has initiated a program to bring in foreign players in order to improve the national team, aiming directly at the second time in its history that it has advanced to the
World Cup
Final Lap. This program is sponsored by the Central
national soccer team
Association and the top clubs in the Chinese Super League, especially Guangzhou
Evergrande (name)
led by chairman Xu Jiayin, and then manager Marcello Lippi backed the plan as he was also bullish on the potential of naturalized players.
In 2019, Norwegian-born Hou Yongyong and England-born Li Ke became the Beijing
national security
of naturalized players, marking the beginning of the history of naturalization in China. Subsequently, Guangzhou
Evergrande (name)
After naturalizing seven players in two years, that number now stands at 11, five of whom have our blood and six of whom satisfy FIFA rules on the
China Super League (soccer league)
Effective for 5 years.
However, as of now, only six players have been selected for the national team.For the 2019 World Qualifiers, Lippi made his first call-ups of Li Ke and
China Super League (soccer league)
Scoring leader Exxon, when the tournament resumes in 2021, has called up Jiang Guangtai and Brazilian players Alan, Luo Guofu and Fernando. Other players failed to make the squad for personal reasons, with Peru's Xiao Tao Tao, Gabon's Ndoumbou and Portugal's Pedro Deugad having represented their countries of origin in official FIFA tournaments. Gallagher was a preferred player for the national team but had to be recalculated due to the length of his stay.
Our naturalized players are controversial. Supporters of the sport of soccer are well aware that naturalized players are not uncommon in large European countries and in places like Japan, but "our population is more conservative". According to the 2020 census, there are only 850,000 foreign residents in the country, while Japan's 2021 published figures exceed 2.88 million. For a country of 1.4 billion people, this percentage is really low. "Fans who grow up in such an environment tend to be repulsed by players who look different."
Most naturalized players change their nationality for money (dual nationality is not recognized in our country) so that they can receive salaries and bonuses beyond market value and can return to their country of origin when they leave the country. In addition, very few players speak Chinese and make no effort to integrate into the life and culture of our country. "Can't even speak a word of Chinese, let alone an interview without an interpreter. It's not good for the naturalization association or the government, and it's the same for the players, at least while living in our country."
As the largest sponsor of our soccer
Evergrande (name)
The group (parent company of Guangzhou Football Club) is in a financial crisis and the salaries of naturalized players have been drastically reduced. Under such circumstances, naturalized players naturally feel anxious and dissatisfied, such as Alan who returned to Brazil with his family after the national team game in November, Fernando who withdrew from the national team training in the middle of the season, and Gaolat who has terminated his contract with Guangzhou and is currently in negotiation with Barclays Premier League giants Corinthians and Palmeiras.
In the face of this situation, the Football Association may not finish fulfilling the contract with the naturalized players, and there is no conclusion as to whether the Guangzhou team group may actually go bankrupt.
