On February 11, Beijing time, the relatively silent Chinese Super League, is not always some bad news, after the Hebei team announced the postponement of winter training, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger received the news of FIFA transfer ban also caused concern. Just now, the reason for the punishment of Tianjin Jinmen Tiger was finally exposed, and this will affect the reinforcement work of Tianjin Jinmen Tiger in the new season.
This time, it received a transfer ban from FIFA banning the registration of new players, and it was the second time in less than a year that Tianjin Jinmen Tigers had suffered the same penalty, the last time in June last year. According to the "Football" newspaper this morning, the transfer ban is related to former foreign aid Jonathan.
After Jonathan was injured at the end of August 2020, he was adjusted to the team's roster by tianjin Jinmen Tigers. It wasn't until January 2021 that the long-vanished Jonathan suddenly posted on his personal social media account to blast the team, claiming that the team should not get his loyalty. Later, he first joined the then Chinese League A team Chengdu Rongcheng, and then was loaned to the K League.
But no one thought that Tianjin Jinmen Tiger was still entangled with the long-departed foreign aid. According to the "Football" newspaper, the lawsuit between Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and Jonathan involved an amount of more than 10 million yuan, and because the club did not pay this fee within the time stipulated by FIFA, it was finally banned by FIFA.
This matter is actually very simple to solve, as long as Tianjin Jinmen Tiger makes up Jonathan's arrears, the ban can be lifted immediately, but if it continues to drag on, then even Barton, who has been officially announced before, will not be able to complete the registration in the new season.
Zhu Yi, the administrator of the China region of "Transfer Market Network", has previously explained Barton's reinforcement on social accounts, saying that although Barton has been loaned to Tianjin Jinmen Tiger last season, according to regulations, the loan players are also newly registered players, so Tianjin Jinmen Tigers must first lift the transfer ban of FIFA if they want to complete Barton's transfer.
In addition to Barton, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger also finalized the signing of a foreign aid. According to the "Football" newspaper, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger has reached an agreement with a foreign aid center from Slovenia, and according to the original plan, the player will leave next month to meet the club, but if the transfer ban is not lifted, then this reinforcement may also be affected.
This transfer ban may not only affect the club's reinforcements, but also affect the club's share reform. Like other clubs, Tianjin Jinmen Tigers have been seeking new investors as early as last season, but according to the Football newspaper, they have not received any positive feedback so far, and the club's share reform has been stagnant as most clubs. Now the transfer ban involves tens of millions of dollars of debt, which will only increase the obstacle to their search for new investors.
In addition, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger currently has no echelon, and it is not realistic to rely on internal mining to survive the new season. The best thing to do is to pay Jonathan's debt, but there is no clear timeline for when this matter will be resolved.