In the Chinese Super League, the Shenzhen team has been recognized as a "big payroll defaulter" in the industry due to long-term wage arrears, with more than ten foreign aiders and foreign coaches in wage disputes. In order to solve this problem, the Shenzhen team needs to invest a huge amount of money, which is almost tantamount to a pipe dream for them in the midst of difficulties. Because of this, the Shenzhen team in the Super League access to the situation is particularly serious, if the season was kicked out of the league, I'm afraid it is not an accident.
The financial disaster of the Shenzhen team is inextricably linked to their general manager Ding Yong. Ding Yong, the "anomaly" in the soccer world, has caused two Chinese Super League clubs to lose hundreds of millions of dollars in assets. Even in the Chinese soccer world, his "magical" achievement is also known as the best.
Ding Yong shocked the entire Chinese Super League by signing 19 players in one go during the first transfer window after he took over as Shenzhen's general manager. However, the players he signed, such as Swiss international Zhemali, have terminated their contracts for medical reasons, bringing tens of millions of dollars in losses to Shenzhen.
Nevertheless, Ding Yong did not restrain himself and continued to bring in foreigners such as Caldecott, Vaccaro and Quintero. Some foreigners were suddenly replaced by newcomers before Shenzhen warmed up, and so far no one can understand the reason. In order to make room for the new foreign aid, the Shenzhen team even loaned the player to Hebei, but the result is not worth it.
Ding Yong has shown his ability to be a "loser" during his tenure as vice president of Tianjin Tianhai FC. In 2018, he signed seven internal reinforcements for Tianhai, but only Wu Wei was barely available; and the head coach he brought in, Paulo Sousa, not only stepped down prematurely, but also caused Tianhai to pay 9 million euros in liquidated damages.
The French foreign aid Modeste even made Tianhai's vitality greatly injured. Ding Yong had promised Modeste generous conditions, but in the player to join the backtracking, ultimately leading to Modeste will Tianhai sued the FIFA, so that Tianhai to bear a huge amount of liquidated damages debt, the loss of up to 38 million euros.
According to rough statistics, Ding Yong has lost at least 500 million RMB in recent years, including the outstanding salaries paid by Shenzhen to foreign aiders and foreign coaches, and the default payments of Paulo Sousa, Modeste and Tianhai, not to mention the high signing and transfer fees of these players and coaches when they signed.
Ding Yong has gained notoriety in soccer since leaving Tianhai in 2019, but why did Shenzhen hire him as general manager? There is a little story behind this. Ding Yong has a good relationship with a famous female agent, through her introduction, coupled with Shenzhen's urgent need for a manager with "connections", Ding Yong was able to successfully become the general manager of Shenzhen.
Now that Ding Yong is being investigated for his involvement in the "Li Tie case", the secrets behind the surprising transfer signing will finally surface. However, in China's soccer environment, managers like Ding Yong are just the tip of the iceberg.
