Sports Fat Driver's 64th exclusive push of 2021 takes an in-depth look at the mystery of the cited mediation fee.
Recently, Shanghai Harbour Club sparked a public outcry when they defaulted on the reinforcement mediation fee for bringing in Arnautovic in the summer of 2019.
Looking back at the causes and consequences of the incident, we should already have a clear picture of what happened.
Today, we are not going to revisit the old story, but rather delve into the complex topic of the Citation Mediation Fee.
In response to the media's follow-up questions, the relevant leaders of the Football Association responded in the official language: "This is the approach developed by the former leaders of the Football Association, although the original intention is good, but the development is not rigorous enough, too subjective."
However, the pursuit ends abruptly at this point.
There was no explanation as to why Shanghai Harbour had defaulted on the mediation fee, nor was there any mention of the whereabouts of the money from the other clubs that had paid the fee, nor was there any explanation as to why the other clubs had paid the fee and had not received invoices while Shanghai Harbour was allowed to keep on defaulting on the payment of the fee.
Isn't that an obvious distinction?
Some blamed former FA leader Cai Zhenhua, some complained that the National Football Development Foundation couldn't get the revenue, and others lamented that clubs that had already paid their fees could only suffer in silence.
The FA claimed that this was the policy of the previous leader, so let's see how long this policy has been enforced.
The introduction of the Citation Mediation Fee policy was introduced in the summer of 2017.
We've put together a complete set of screenshots of the implementation guidance for you to peruse.
Revisiting those terms today, I still think the approach was pretty stupid.
I am afraid that there is no second football association in the country that is so afraid of big names in the league.
According to legal sources, this approach may even violate antitrust laws.
It does seem that we should accept the current FA's claim that "the approach was not rigorous enough and was too subjective".
But this statement alone is not enough, should the FA not take some real action?
According to the FA's recent public announcement and some club staff, although the FA has not been able to find a reason to issue an invoice, and the National Football Development Foundation has not been able to use the money, the vast majority of clubs are still proactive in handing over the attraction mediation fee - the money that should be handed over, not a single penny less.
This year, Shenzhen clubs were also the first to hand over the mediation fee to the FA after introducing Quintero.
Then, we do not ask Shanghai Harbour to actively hand over the outstanding mediation fee, nor do we ask the FA to give an explanation.
Anyway, the money is not available to the FA and there is no reason for the Foundation to receive it and invoice it.
This year, all of you investment owners are facing the aftermath of the epidemic and are strapped for cash.
The Football Association also said that this mediation fee policy was formulated by the predecessor, although the original intention is good, but the formulation is not rigorous enough, too subjective.
The implication is that the predecessor had good intentions and left legal risks behind.
Now that the pay limit is so good, let's repeal that course and resolutely follow the path of the pay limit.
From the introduction of this policy in the summer of 2017 until now, according to the FA's public announcements, the mediation fees collected previously totaled no less than €200 million.
The FA itself didn't give an invoice, and odds are they didn't want Shanghai Harbor to hand over the money.
Then how come how to return, let the club to do youth training, to do women's football, the merit of the current generation, the benefit of a thousand years.
It does not matter if the former is wrong, it is not too late for our current leaders, who are so wise and wise, to hang on to the cliff and mend their ways.
