In the hot summer, the transfer door of the Chinese Super League closed on July 30, together with the previous winter transfer wave, this season's total expenditure of less than 30 million euros in the Chinese Super League attraction, and the former "Golden Dollar Chinese Super League" period of more than 500 million euros at every turn in stark contrast. As a result of the epidemic and the national team's participation in the Top 12 tournament, the schedule of the 2021 Chinese Super League season has been drastically shortened, with an unprecedented intensity of matches, and the league's spectacle and competition have significantly declined. Against this backdrop, clubs have prioritized "survival" and demand for foreign aid has been drastically reduced, with overall investment plummeting. The past trend of large-scale introduction of high-priced foreign aid has become history. For example, Guangzhou's "Pagoda Combination" left the team for the Saudi Arabia League against this background. Now, the former Guangzhou team "Baota" combination has gone to the Saudi Arabia League.
The once golden era of the Chinese Super League, the transfer fee of more than 10 million euros in the 34 high-priced foreign aid, now in addition to the naturalized Golat, Ackerson and Allan, leaving only Oscar, Bakambu, Boateng three are still in their respective teams; and those who joined the Chinese Super League when the annual salary of the very high foreign aid, many have also returned to the team, and now there are only a few left such as Fellaini, Muyi, Sernus, Jintao and so on. Looking back at this year's Chinese Super League transfer market, most of the clubs' foreign aid transactions are "only out, not in", more of an "internal cycle" between clubs. Especially the financial difficulties of the Hebei team, Malcolm and Paulinho, the two core players were transferred to the Wuhan three towns and Shanghai seaport, "relegated" reinforcements are not only difficult clubs such as Hebei, in the group of title contenders Shenhua also from the Meizhou Hakka brought in Dumbya, replacing the position of Jin Xinyu. Shandong Taishan, another title contender, borrowed Jadson from Wuhan Sanzhen to strengthen their center back position. Guangzhou City star Dembele is also likely to return. With the second phase of the Chinese Super League not due to start until December, many foreigners still under contract with their clubs have opted to leave early, unable to endure the long gap between matches and the long period of homesickness that comes with not being able to reunite with their families. Therefore, before the European summer window closed on September 1, the Chinese super foreign aid suddenly became a "seller's market", they have early termination of the contract with the club to return to Europe. For example, Dalian's striker Long Dong joined the English Premier League's Everton at the last minute before the European summer window closed. Guangzhou City's Dembele has returned to Europe and will likely not return to China for the second phase of the Chinese Super League season. The biggest change is for Beijing Guoan, who will have four foreigners in their squad - Kim Min Ja, Augusto, Bieira and Fernando - all returning to the team. There is no doubt that the golden dollar era of the Chinese Super League has completely become a thing of the past. Under the influence of subjective and objective conditions such as the strict salary limit policy, the decline of the Chinese Super League level, and the instability brought by the epidemic prevention, the big-name foreign aiders in the Chinese Super League will probably all leave. How will the Chinese Super League continue to move forward without the support of foreign aid? This will be a test for CFA league managers and all club operators. Foreign aiders who have left China this season (incomplete statistics): Shenzhen: Sosa → Almeria (free transfer) Shandong Taishan: Guedes → Corinthians (free transfer) Guangzhou: Talisca → Riyadh Victory; Paulinho → Saudi Arabia Ahly (free transfer) Dalian: Long Dong → Everton (free transfer) Guangzhou City: Svensson → Gothenburg Cangzhou Lions: Diomande → Qatar Sailiya (free transfer) Qingdao: Popovic → Anorthosis Cyprus (free transfer); Ulvestad (released) Beijing Guoan: Minjae Kim → Fenerbahce; Augusto → Corinthians (free transfer); Vieira → Las Palmas (free transfer); Fernando (terminated) Shanghai Harbor: Arnautovic → Bologna Changchun Yatai: Sousa → Atletico Grecian (free transfer); Zivkovic → Red Star Belgrade (free transfer) Wuhan: Mbia → WBA Fuenlafrada (free transfer); Cariso → Almeria (free transfer); Baptiste Don → Santos (free transfer)
