According to the latest news, since October last year, Shenzhen Football Club has been caught in the storm of unpaid wages. As a result, the player Dai Weijun was forced to commission a professional team to file an arbitration application with the CFA in order to solve the salary problem as soon as possible. At the same time, Tianjin Daily reporter Shen Wei made an in-depth analysis of the phenomenon of wage arrears in the Chinese Super League. He pointed out that wage arrears have become a persistent problem in the Chinese Super League, with more than 70% of the clubs suffering from such problems, and it is worrying whether the Chinese Super League can start smoothly in the new season.
Recently, Shenzhen Football's unpaid salary incident has become the focus of the industry, and many players have sought arbitration by the Football Association. Tianjin Daily commented, "As the golden dollar soccer boom recedes, the dilemmas and challenges facing the Chinese Super League are a true reflection of the current state of Chinese men's soccer."
It is reported that more than 70% of the clubs in the Chinese Super League have salary arrears problems, which are closely related to the operation of the team's parent company. Once the parent company has problems, the clubs that rely heavily on capital injection will face difficulties even if they maintain their operations. The former giants of the Guangzhou team, the budget for the new season is only 15 million yuan, and there is even news that this figure covers the total operating costs of the team's first team, reserve team, ladder team and women's soccer team, which is mind-boggling.
Affected by salary arrears, some of the Shenzhen football players have chosen to go on strike and the team is currently on vacation. Dai Weijun, the only international player of the Shenzhen team, has commissioned a lawyer to send a letter to the club and has applied for arbitration with the CFA.
Tianjin Daily further commented, "In the era of gold dollar soccer, the annual salary of players was once high, but with the fading of the capital boom, many clubs can no longer afford it. Although the CFA has issued a salary limit, it takes time to wait for long-term contracts to expire. In the meantime, the situation in which Chinese Super League clubs have financial difficulties and wages are in arrears threatens to continue for some time."
