Reporter Cheng Wenli revealed that the Shenzhen team is facing a complex investigation of Li Tie's case, which has involved six club executives. Since the team's general manager, Dinh Dung, was taken away for investigation, Sun Vietnam, vice chairman of Jiazhaoye Group, was appointed to take over the club. However, the team's salary arrears have not yet been resolved and the club is burdened with a debt of up to 3.5 billion yuan. In order to save itself, the team has begun preparations for relegation. With the new Chinese Super League season just around the corner, Shenzhen could become the first Chinese Super League team to be relegated due to debt problems.
Since the takeover by the Jia Zhaoye Group, the Shenzhen team has invested heavily in signing former national soccer starters including Gao Lin and Wang Yongpei. Young player Dai Weijun has been selected for the national soccer team, and many veterans such as Gao Lin are looking forward to finding a new home in the new season. If the Shenzhen team is relegated, the main players may leave the team, the six players will face the Super League and Central League teams to compete.
With the team in trouble, multiple players have planned to leave. According to Cheng Wenli, Li Yuanyi and Zhang Yuan may join Shandong Taishan. Li Yuanyi is expected to move to Taishan for free, replacing Liao Lisheng who may leave the team. Other players are also waiting for the club's decision or waiting for the transfer market to open.
Shenzhen, the former Chinese Super League (CSL) champion, is now facing a relegation crisis, with the vicious cycle of gold dollar soccer, high operating costs and epidemics leading to the team's debt. If Shenzhen is relegated, Guangzhou may become the replacement team to return to the Chinese Super League. Xu Jiayin, the owner of the Guangzhou team, is the promoter of the golden dollar soccer.
However, Evergrande's return to the Chinese Super League will not be easy and a new receiver will need to be found. Who would be willing to take over the chaos at Guangzhou after Xu Kayin announced that he would not be injecting any more money into the team?
