With the spring breeze, the 2022 season of the National Football League transfer curtain opened yesterday, a month-long transfer window will last until April 15th. The opening of this window signals that the Chinese Super League is expected to restart on time on April 23, however, under the shadow of the epidemic, the road to recovery of the home and away system seems to be a long way off, and the new season of the Chinese Super League is likely to continue the match system.
This year's transfer window was originally planned to open in mid-January, but due to a variety of factors have been delayed until two months later by the CFA officially opened. Compared with the past, one of the highlights of the transfer window is the abolition of the number of restrictions on the number of reinforcements, in other words, as long as the club has the will, can be completely in the transfer window period to reshape the team lineup.
Late yesterday afternoon, the promoted Zhejiang team announced that the total budget for this season is the same as last season. This means that Zhejiang will be fighting in the Chinese Super League with the same investment as in the first division. Given Zhejiang's relatively healthy financial situation among the 18 teams in the Chinese Super League, it is foreseeable that other Chinese Super League clubs will also be more cautious in their investment. Previously, Guangzhou has made it clear that its total budget for the 2022 season is only 15 million yuan.
In terms of match arrangements, the CFA had proposed to resume the home-and-away system, and the clubs also expressed their support. However, with the recent deterioration of the epidemic again, the proposal to resume the home-and-away system may be forced to be shelved. Recently, the tournament organizer's working group's site visits to alternative venues for clubs at all levels have been suspended. From the perspective of safeguarding the health and safety of personnel, the tournament organizers have always given top priority to epidemic prevention during the implementation of the opening of the tournament. At present, it seems that the hope of resuming the home and away venues is getting slimmer and slimmer, and the clubs are ready to continue to participate in the tournament system.
