I believe that many fans mention Chinese players, and their first impression is high salary and low energy. Indeed, with the advent of the Golden Dollar Era over the years, the income level of our players has increased greatly. At its peak, our internationals were even paid more than world-class stars, and potential rising stars on the top team could even earn more than a million dollars a year. It can be said that at that time, everyone thought that playing football was the fastest way to get rich. However, the level of our national football team has not been greatly improved because of the salary increase of the players, but it is getting worse and worse, especially this year, on the first day of their New Year's Day, the national celebration day, the away loss to Vietnam 1-3, to the majority of fans and added to the blockage. So a lot of fans also think that our players are making too much money and have no motivation. How can you possibly make a multi-millionaire or even a billionaire die on the football field?
But in fact, the era of our players' sky-high annual salaries has disappeared with the downturn in the real estate market. At present, the vast majority of clubs are experiencing financial difficulties. Teams that have been disbanded over the years due to financial inability abound, even in the Chinese Super League, such as the former local tycoon Tianjin Quanjian, the 2020 Chinese Super League champion Jiangsu Suning and so on. The team disbanded, the fans were sad, but the players were even worse, and many players could not get the salary they deserved. As a result, wage arrears have become a common phenomenon, and in those years, many media have reported that the only Chinese Super League teams that do not owe wages are Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Harbor. This is actually very serious, which is a huge harm to Chinese football.
And just recently, even the captain of our national team and the meritorious veteran of Chinese football, Arthur Junmin, has begun to publicly ask for salaries online, which shows the seriousness of the current Problem of Chinese Football. The increasing number of good players and well-known players who are owed wages is a heavy blow to the image of the Chinese Super League and even Chinese football. This will make many people unable to love Chinese football.
For example, a typical example, as we all know, the most lacking in the national football team at present is the talent in the left-back position. In the last season, there was actually a local left-back who performed very well, he was Zhao Hongluo, a left-back who played for Wuhan. In fact, Zhao Hongluo became famous very early, and has always been a regular visitor to national brands at all levels, but in these years in the relegation team, the data is average, so the national team has not recruited him much. But last season, he really played the strength of the international. He played 20 games and 18 starts for Wuhan, scoring 6 goals and 1 assist, and is the team's homegrown goalscorer. He has a hardness in the side defense, a breakthrough in attack, and can cut inwards to the world waves, and his performance is perfect.
Logically, such a player should be rewarded, or renewed with a salary increase. But the latest news is that he may be about to terminate his contract. According to the Sports Department of Jinan Times, insiders close to the Wuhan club broke the news that the Wuhan team had decided to negotiate with Arthur Junmin, Yang Boyu, Zhao Hongluo, Tian Yinong, Huang Zichang, Ye Chongqiu and others to resolve the wage arrears and officially terminate the contract. Since then, football newspapers have also said that the club is focusing on interviewing players who are openly asking for salaries, including Huang Zichang, Tian Yinong, Zhao Hongluo, Yang Boyu and Ye Chongqiu. The interview between the Wuhan team and the team members, although it talked about how to solve the problem of unpaid wages or even terminate the contract, has not yet completed this step. Whether there will be a turnaround should soon be finalized.
However, because of the public salary, it has actually affected the club, so the possibility of Zhao Hongluo's players staying is very small. Just tasted the peak of his career, he encountered a termination crisis, and I have to say that Zhao Hong has a little back. But in fact, there are still many people in the league who are worse than him, and this is the current situation of the league. It's difficult for everyone now, but we still hope that the difficult days will pass soon, everything will be normalized, so that football can develop better.
Do you think that if Zhao Hongluo leaves wuhan, which team is more suitable for him to go to, do you think he will be a sought-after athlete? Friends are welcome to discuss together in the comment area!