Guangzhou, the eight-time champion of the Chinese Super League, is in trouble.
It seems that the club has reached the point of "breaking the pot". Following the release of the soccer club's player allocation and salary standards on February 16th, it was recently revealed that the club has only received 15 million RMB in funding for the current year. Shortage of funds is only one of the problems, Guangzhou Football Club is also facing a series of challenges, the prospect of the new season is worrying.
The total budget has shrunk a hundredfold and travel is a challenge
It is reported that Guangzhou's operating expenses this year are only 15 million yuan, but this is not the actual budget of the first team, but a misinterpretation of the sum of the salaries of its four teams. After downsizing, Guangzhou Football Club will keep four teams in the new season: first team, reserve team, ladder team, and
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.. The first team will participate in the Super League and FA Cup, the reserves and ladders may participate in the Youth Super League, and the
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Will participate in the corresponding tournament. 15 million dollars is the total salary of the four teams for the new season, the first team salary accounted for the largest head, amounting to 8.28 million dollars, but this figure is not even the main players half a year's annual salary is not enough.
In the new season, the Guangzhou team will cancel the match bonus, and the players' income is limited to a fixed annual salary. Whether or not they receive the full amount depends on their performance. The "excellent starters" in the first team may also be dynamically adjusted according to the matches, which is similar to the operation of the Guangzhou team in the past.
It is worth noting that a portion of the $15 million came from last season's Premier League dividends, not from the club's own funds. Currently, the club's operating expenses have not yet materialized. For example, if the home and away system is implemented in the Chinese Super League, there is no clear answer to the questions of how to solve the costs of traveling to away matches, as well as the costs of home venues and security. As it stands, these costs may be dependent on season dividends.
