Reporter Chen Yong reported that February 14 was originally the day when the winter transfer window of Chinese football was opened, but on this day, the winter transfer window was not finally opened, and the current information shows that the start date was changed to March 15, but this may only be an estimated time.
As is customary in previous years, the winter transfer window generally begins on January 1 of each year and closes at the end of February.
However, in the past two years, the winter transfer window has been in an abnormal state, taking the 2021 season as an example, the winter transfer window was originally scheduled to close in late February, but due to league access problems, the winter transfer window was subsequently postponed to March 26, and then the winter transfer window was postponed to April 12.
The winter transfer window for the 2022 season was originally scheduled to open on January 17 due to the New Year's Eve of the 2021 Chinese Super League. However, on January 17, the winter transfer window did not open, and it was postponed to February 14.
On February 14, without any notice, the winter transfer window was still not opened normally, and the current "TMS system" (FIFA Player Transfer Management System) shows that it has been postponed again to March 15.
However, March 15 may not be the most accurate time, this time should only be an estimated time, the FA still has the possibility of adjustment.
It is reported that the postponement of the winter transfer window this time has a very big relationship with the delay in the finalization of various matters in the Chinese Super League.
On the one hand, the exact opening time of the Chinese Super League and its format have not been finalized, and the planned Chinese Super League will most likely be carried out at the end of April, in fact, considering the national team matches, the Chinese Super League cannot be earlier than the end of April. In terms of the format, the Chinese Football Association and the Preparatory Group of the China Football Federation intend to carry out home-and-away leagues, but this is also limited by many conditions and requires final approval.
In addition, there is also news that there is also a possibility of adjustment in the individual policies of the Chinese Super League, which will also affect the transfer market, of which the more obvious is the salary restriction order. According to the latest salary restriction plan, the maximum annual salary of Chinese players will be reduced from 5 million yuan before tax to 3 million yuan before tax, and after the transfer window is opened, it is not excluded that all newly signed players must match this salary limit order.
Because the Chinese Super League will open at the end of April at the earliest, the postponement of the winter transfer window will not have much impact on the preparation of the league. In fact, at least more than half of the 18 Chinese Super League clubs are still worried about survival and have no time to take care of the transfer market.
If they intend to play in the AFC Champions League, then the reinforcement work should actually be carried out in advance, but the current situation shows that if the Chinese Super League does not make way for the AFC Champions League, then the AFC Champions League participating teams will most likely send reserve teams to participate, so the postponement of the Transfer Window of the Chinese Super League will not affect the preparation of the AFC Champions League.
Overall, the transfer window has been postponed again and again, which means that there are still many difficulties in the 2022 season of the Chinese Super League, and it will take time to completely return to normal.