Recently, Shandong Taishan Sports Club announced that it had canceled its scheduled training trip to Japan, followed closely by Zhejiang's team, which also shelved their overseas training trip. It is reported that Zhejiang's budget for the new season has not yet been passed, and the possibility of funding cuts cannot be ignored.
Restricted by environmental factors, Chinese Super League teams can no longer be as financially profligate as in the past. Even so, the enthusiasm of Chinese Super League teams to train abroad has not been as high as it was before 2019. Remember, that year, Evergrande and other teams have chosen to start their winter preparations in Dubai, UAE, and some teams even traveled to South Korea, Japan or Spain to seek guidance from European coaches.
With the relaxation of the entry policy at the end of 2022, many media speculated that Chinese Super League (CSL) teams will be training abroad in droves during the preparation period. For example, Chengdu Rongcheng plans to train in coach Xu Zhengyuan's home country of South Korea, while Shandong Taishan plans to travel to Japan and Zhejiang is also preparing to go abroad.
However, Shandong Taishan have now withdrawn their Japanese training schedule. Next, they will pick a training ground in Shanghai and play friendly matches against teams around Shanghai.
Originally planned to go abroad, Zhejiang team also temporary change of mind. It is rumored that the Zhejiang team's budget for the new season has not yet been approved, mainly because investors want to reduce the scale of investment in the new season.
In addition, Kunshan FC failed to gather the same reason because of the budget problem of the new season. Although the external environment is gradually improving, the economic winter has not yet fully receded for many teams.
