Promotional poster on the Weibo of Wuhan Zall Professional Football Club
Cover news reporter Shi Wei
On February 16, Arthur Junmin, the captain of the Chinese men's national football team who was in suzhou in a closed quarantine, posted on Weibo to ask for a salary from the Wuhan football club he played for, naming Tian Xudong, director of Zall Holdings and chairman of Wuhan Zall Professional Football Club (referred to as Wuhan Football Club), asking for a reply, which aroused public concern. In this regard, an executive of Wuhan Football Club said that there is indeed a certain amount of unpaid wages, there are communication barriers between the two sides, and Arthur Junmin refuses to answer the phone unilaterally, without explaining the whole situation.
On the afternoon of the 16th, Tian Xudong replied to the cover news reporter that the content of Arthur Junmin's post was not the real situation, and he himself was holding a meeting to solve the matter.
Men's soccer captain network salary: give everything for the hometown team
Screenshot of Arthur Junmin's Weibo
Arthur Junmin said in Weibo that when he joined the Zall Club in 2021, he did not let the club spend a penny, did not find the club to ask for a penny, the club promised to solve it at the end of the year, and at the end of the year, he said years ago, and said years ago before the New Year, "Is this corporate culture?" I have no remorse for my hometown team and give everything I have. That's how you don't have integrity? Respect each other! Thank you! ”
He borrowed the sentence in the "Book of Zeng Guofan", "There are very few people who do nothing in the world, those who do something and benefit are in the half, and those who are provoked and forced to become half" explained that "the club has to fool me and force me", and the network salary is forced to be helpless. The post also named Yan Zhi, chairman of Zall Holdings, and Tian Xuguang, chairman of the club, hoping that the other party would reply.
The cover news reporter did not reply to the private message to Arthur Junmin's Weibo, and the answerer of the phone number he used said that "the typing was wrong, this number should have been used by him before, and people often called him to find him."
The cover reporter then called the Chinese Football Association, but no one answered.
Wuhan Football Club: Contract salary paid Part of the bonus was not paid
An executive of Wuhan Football Club, who did not want to be named, told the cover news reporter that there were indeed cases of wage arrears, but the specific situation was not as stated in Weibo. According to the person, Arthur Junmin's professionalism and technical ability are obvious to all, and he has also made great contributions to the team after returning to Wuhan, and the club recognizes this.
"His contract salary has been paid, and some of the winning bonuses have not been paid. On the one hand, clubs have financial pressure in the general environment, and other clubs have similar situations. On the other hand, the amount and payment situation are still debatable, he followed the national team to return to China to isolate, originally wanted to wait for him to return to the team to solve. I kept in touch with him, and there were some communication barriers. The person said that the team honor is worked together for generations, unity is an important factor in the team's victory, in this case, unilateral voice is not appropriate.
The person also said that after seeing the network post, the club was already urgently coordinating all parties to discuss a solution.
Embroiled in multiple lawsuits: Wuhan Football Club became the enforcer a month ago
According to public information, Arthur Junmin was born in Wuhan, Hubei Province in 1987, and has played for Tianjin Teda, Shandong Luneng, Wuhan Zhuoer and other teams, played for Bundesliga giants Schalke 04 in 2010, and was elected captain of the Chinese men's national football team in 2020. In July 2021, Arthur Junmin joined the Wuhan team.
During his time with the Wuhan team, Arthur Junmin sent a Weibo to express his gratitude to Wuhan and the Zall team. At that time, Weibo said: The epidemic in 2020 let the world know the heroic city of Wuhan, and the donation and contribution of Zall Holding Group to the society during this period made me have a deeper understanding and admiration for this enterprise and Mr. Yan Zhi, the chairman of the board. Wuhan is my hometown, and it is also here that football gave me the joy of childhood. Thanks to Mr. Yan Zhi, Chairman of Zall Holdings, Mr. Tian Xudong, Chairman of the Club, the call of the hometown team gave me the opportunity to return to the place where my childhood dream began and make up for some regrets of my football career for my hometown.
According to the information of Tianyancha, Wuhan Zhuoer Professional Football Club has been involved in legal disputes many times in the past year. In January 2022, the club became the executor for failing to perform its legal obligations on time, and was enforced by the court for 610,200 yuan; from July to November 2021, it was sued by five greening engineering companies, sports companies and football clubs.