On December 9th, Beijing time, the South Korean media naver recently reported on the lack of wages and financial crisis of the Chinese Super League teams, especially the eight-time champion Guangzhou team:
The Guangzhou Football Club (formerly Guangzhou Evergrande), which was in crisis due to the financial difficulties of its parent company, decided to appoint former national team player Zheng Zhi (41 years old) as the player and interim coach.
The Guangzhou team announced on the club’s official website that “Zheng Zhi will lead the team as a player and temporary coach for the rest of the season.” This is a temporary measure taken by the Guangzhou team after the contract with the Cannavaro coach was terminated.
The Guangzhou team’s contract with Cannavaro was terminated in September. As the parent company Evergrande was on the verge of bankruptcy, it was unable to afford the high salaries of the Italians. Not only that, in Guangzhou, there were also problems with players and staff in arrears of wages. Therefore, after Cannavaro’s termination, the team coach’s baton was finally handed over to the team’s veteran Zheng Zhi, instead of appointing a new one. Coach.
This financial dilemma of the Chinese Super League clubs is not unique to the Guangzhou team. The entire league itself is also experiencing a turmoil, so that most clubs have recently been resolving their inability to pay wages due to their deteriorating financial situation. Once upon a time, the Chinese Super League used huge sums of money to recruit world-class foreign players and coaches to expand. In the end, this move caused the league to be pushed into a serious crisis.
Zheng Zhi, the coach of the Guangzhou club, is a midfielder born in 1980 and a veteran who played 108 games for the Chinese national team. It is reported that he will not receive any additional wages during his tenure as coach. The Guangzhou club won the AFC Champions League twice in 2013 and 2015. Since the start of the Chinese Super League, it has won eight championships.Return to Sohu to see more
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