Russian Premier League president responds: suspense resumes as Chinese firm's proposal to buy rights is pending!

With the disillusionment of "golden dollar soccer", the situation of the Chinese Super League is becoming more and more difficult. Numerous clubs have withdrawn, team wages are in arrears, league sponsorship is scarce, the outside world's confidence in the Chinese Super League has hit rock bottom. However, recently came the exciting news that our country will obtain the rights of the Russian Premier League. Araev, the president of the Russian Super League, revealed in an interview, "Someone has offered us to buy the rights to the league, but we have not yet accepted the offer." ! [Golden Dollar Football Disillusionment](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/163img/202312/202333231551229017172073.jpg) Alayev said that the Russian Premier League is now in an improved position and has seen some new developments. A number of friendly countries have offered their support, which is not very encouraging but has picked up compared to the zero interest a year ago. These countries have sent a large number of players to Russia, including from wealthy countries in the East. While some of the investments are as high as $50,000-$100,000, they are better than nothing. However, some factors are more critical than the offer, such as positioning, highlights and platform. In one of his interviews, Araev mentioned that Chinese fans are obsessed with soccer and not only love the English Premier League, but also expect Chinese players to perform in the Russian Premier League. He said that Chinese players are fully capable of showing their talents in the Russian Premier League. Some Chinese players have even offered to buy the broadcasting rights, but we have not yet accepted the offer, as this should be a long-term cooperation and China is trying to convince us. However, Araev also pointed out that we are facing a shortage of funds and how they are allocated is also crucial. At the moment, the Russian Premier League is mainly broadcast in the neighboring regions, but we are getting more and more interest from other countries, and people have come to us from Italy looking for cooperation and wanting to provide statistical services. In addition, a European equipment manufacturer has expressed its willingness to cooperate. ! [Russian Premier League News](https://www.ballti.com/UploadFiles/163img/202312/202334793201229017172073.jpg) It is understood that the Chinese Football Association (CFA) has confirmed that the new Chinese Super League season will start on March 1 next year. Although the outside world is still waiting for accurate information, such as access to the Chinese Super League, but these are basically the industry consensus, there is little suspense. Clubs pay more attention to each other, which is the trend of the new season investment and operation, because this is the team personnel adjustment and comprehensive competitiveness of the foundation and guarantee. In terms of the specific figures of investment, it has not yet been fully counted. Compared with 2023, it is certain that the investment level of Chinese Super League clubs will further shrink in 2024. Looking back to a few years ago, the "Golden Dollar Era" of the Chinese Super League, staggering investment cases are still fresh in our minds. Some industry insiders revealed that some individual clubs even invested 12 billion yuan to ensure the league title. In that era, 500 million to 600 million yuan investment almost became the bottom line of the season relegation. However, after the madness, the league investment sharply braked, and a large number of clubs' operations were in trouble, or even quit outright. By the 2022 season, except for a few clubs such as Shanghai Port, Shandong Taishan and Wuhan Sanzhen, all other clubs can invest between 100 million and 600 million. In the 2023 season, the investment of Chinese Super League clubs continued to "de-goldenization", the actual number of high investment has dropped to about 400 million yuan. It is expected that by the 2024 season, clubs with an investment of around 300 million RMB will be able to confidently compete for the title. Accordingly, it is estimated that there are more than one or two clubs with season budgets of less than 100 million RMB. Under these circumstances, it is expected that the total investment of the 16 Chinese Super League clubs in the 2024 season will be below RMB 3 billion, and may even be below RMB 2.5 billion. In difficult times, the test is club management and team management ability. Although the Chinese Super League is still waiting for the arrival of spring, the news from the Russian Super League that our country intends to buy the rights to the league at least shows that the market is moving in a good direction. Domestic platforms have yet to restore confidence in the domestic league, but spring will eventually arrive. For Chinese soccer adherents, the only thing they can do for now is to continue to wait patiently and, with the support of the FA's new policy, work together to get through the harsh winter and welcome the arrival of spring.