Indeed, the current dilemma still revolves around equity reform. Equity reform seems to be the only way out, as it almost amounts to the involvement of the government and state-owned enterprises. Can the private sector still get involved in soccer? Frankly, the possibilities are slim to none! No matter how tough the economic situation is, why would even a well-run company want to get involved in soccer? After all, soccer has been transformed into "public interest soccer", and even corporate naming rights no longer exist. Besides, companies have to give up the league from time to time to support the national team, the game does not play, the players have to be maintained, this is not a joke? How can a responsible entrepreneur easily get involved in team management?
Therefore, the future trend of the league has been very clear, that is, from the real estate enterprise league to the state-owned enterprise league.
The key issue at hand is which companies the government will arrange to take over. The process is far from as simple as many people think, believing that at the behest of the local government, there will be companies scrambling to snap up the team. But state-owned enterprises are also under financial pressure, have many employees to support, and are responsible for the future. Moreover, whether taking over the soccer business counts as a political achievement, now counts, and whether it still counts in the next two years is still an unknown. This is also one of the reasons why Chongqing equity reform has been slow to move forward.
It is relatively easy for teams in some cities to find companies to take over, because there are so many companies in big cities that it is still feasible to give the government a little bit of face and put together some public service soccer, such as in Shenzhen. But some cities are quite difficult, such as Wuhan, Chongqing and Langfang. The most difficult one is Guangzhou. First of all, Guangzhou has two teams, both of which need to be rescued, so which one should be rescued first? How to save? Who is willing to save who? Sorry, I'm turning into a philosopher when I talk like this.
Guangzhou's situation, which was previously reported by media members that Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals was close to Fortune, and then added that Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals actually wanted to take over the
Evergrande (name)
, but it didn't go too well and turned to consider Fortune. There are also reports that Yuexiu Group is in talks to
Evergrande (name)
. Finally, there's the argument that no one actually wants to take over the
Evergrande (name)
Because taking over is not only costly, but also stressful. You take over the mantle of the eight champions, but also have to rent the venue of the Tianshi, the future of the fans and public pressure can not be underestimated. You might as well take over R&F, run a small business, and finish in the middle of the table without too much pressure. In short, this matter has now become complicated.
There's also a rumor coming out of Shanghai that the two Guangzhou teams might merge because the government can't save so many teams, and it's too much effort to even find a new owner for one team, and to manage two teams? Why not just have one team, why have so many? It seems a bit reasonable, so I also think it's not impossible for the two Guangzhou teams to merge. But as for which team to base it on, that's unknown, which is hilarious.
I think if there is going to be a merger, it's going to be
Evergrande (name)
Close and merge into Foley, unlikely Foley close and merge into
Evergrande (name)
Evergrande (name)
The player contracts of the players are so huge that they can go bankrupt without having to pay them, while the player contracts of Fortune are smaller, and companies such as Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals and Yuexiu should have no problem acquiring Fortune's shell.
The worst case scenario for Guangzhou soccer would be a merger of two teams, and it's unlikely that none of the pro teams would exist. I'd bet my ass that the major cities won't allow their pro teams to just disappear. Rumor has it that Suning didn't follow the wishes of their superiors to keep the team in Jiangsu, which made them a bit upset. This equity reform is being pushed from the top down with a lot of vigor and the rumor is that the problem must not be left until 2022. The very purpose of the equity reform is to prevent the team from disappearing so easily, right?
So there's no need to be too disappointed, just be patient.
