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Guangzhou, the eight-time champion, seems to have fallen into a difficult situation, a "broken pot" posture. Since the release of the soccer club's players' salary scale on February 16th, there has been bad news: the club's budget for the current year has been reduced to 15 million RMB. In addition to the serious shortage of funds, the Guangzhou Football Club has also encountered a lot of difficulties, the prospect of the new season has become confusing.
Budget cuts up to 100 times, travel costs a mystery
It has been reported that Guangzhou's operating expenses this year are only 15 million RMB, but this figure has been misinterpreted and the truth is not true. 15 million RMB is not the operating expenses of Guangzhou's first team, but the sum of the annual salaries of the club's four teams. After drastic layoffs, Guangzhou FC will retain only four teams in the new season, including the first team, reserve team, ladder team and the
women's soccer
. The first team will draft
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和
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, reserve and ladder teams may participate in the Youth Super League.
women's soccer
Instead, it focuses on women's soccer. The rumored 15 million yuan is the total annual salary set by the group for these four teams. Among them, the annual salary of the first team is as high as $8.28 million, accounting for more than half of the total, but this figure is not even as high as the salary of the main players for half a year. The rest of the cost will go to the remaining three teams.
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 will receive the full amount of their income depends on the performance of the players. For example, the salaries of the three so-called "excellent starters" of the first team will be dynamically adjusted according to the game situation, which is in line with the consistent operation style of the Guangzhou team.
Notably, part of the $15 million payroll came from last season's
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dividends from the league, rather than being entirely self-funded. As of now, the club's operating expenses for this year have not been realized. If the home and away system is implemented, where will the away travel costs come from? How will the home field and security costs be solved? These questions have not yet been finalized. As things stand, this cost may also depend on the club's dividends during the season.
