Some have argued for a cut in salary levels with the intention of incentivizing top domestic players such as Tse Man Nang to seek development opportunities overseas. Do you think this is a viable strategy? Are Chinese players choosing to stay at home for financial reasons alone, or is it because their own abilities are still lacking? Looking at the current local players in the Chinese Super League, apart from Wu Lei, few other internationals have the ability to land directly in European leagues, which shows that the challenge of pushing players to play abroad is not a small one!
Chinese soccer urgently needs to work on youth training instead of pursuing a pay cut strategy. Looking back at Wu Lei's time at Jinyuan Football, he voluntarily gave up his high domestic salary in order to pursue his dream of going abroad. Was it not out of his strong personal desire? It can be seen that the success of players going abroad not only depends on their hard power, but also on whether they have a strong dream and determination. Perhaps those initiatives that try to force players to go abroad can hardly contribute to their success.
