Reporter Han Bing reported that the 2022 Chinese Super League transfer window has been closed, the opening time is getting closer and closer, and the German transfer market website has updated the value of the Chinese Super League. Shanghai Seaport topped the list with 34.7 million euros, almost twice as many as the three towns of Wuhan in second place (18.01 million euros), and Shandong Taishan ranked 3rd (17.65 million euros). Only 6 of the 18 Chinese Super League teams are worth more than 10 million euros. Hebei team 2.03 million euros, ranking last in the 18 teams in the price list, down 75.3% from last year.
The Chinese Super League ranked 4th in Asia this season with a total market value of 177 million euros, only half of the Saudi league (332 million euros) at the top of the Asian charts. The United Arab Emirates (206 million), the Korean K-League (168 million) and Qatar (162 million) are in the same order of magnitude as the Chinese Super League, but the Chinese Super League is 18 clubs, the UAE League is only 14, the Korean K-League and the Qatar League only have 12 teams, if the average value of the club is compared, the Chinese Super League only ranks 6th in Asia.
69 clubs in Asia are worth more than 10 million euros, with Japan topping the list with 21, including 3 J2 league clubs; South Korea with 13 clubs, including 1 K2 league club; Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates each with 10, and only 6 in the Chinese Super League, ahead of Qatar (5), Australia (3) and Iran (2).
Shanghai Harbour is worth 34.7 million euros, ranking third in the Asian club value comparison, but far from Riyadh Crescent (60.43 million euros) and Riyadh Victory (55.7 million euros). The Saudi league is strong, with 7 clubs in the top 26 of the Asian club value list, including Japan (7), the United Arab Emirates (5), Qatar (4), South Korea (2), and the Chinese league only Shanghai Harbour.
In the past, the Chinese Super League, which was once the first in Asia and was known as the "World's 6th League", was worth as much as 650 million euros in 2020, which is twice that of the Saudi League today! At its peak in 2020, Shanghai SIPG was worth 110 million euros, Guangzhou Evergrande was worth 92.63 million euros, Beijing Guoan (77.23 million) and Dalian (60.05 million) were all worth more than 50 million euros. However, for two consecutive years, due to the departure of big-name foreign aid and the poor performance of the competition, the value of players fell, and the value of the player fell continuously. Now both the total value of the Chinese Super League and the value of the club have retreated to the second class in Asia. Nowadays, the total value of Shanghai Harbor is less than 1/3 of the peak period, the Guangzhou team is shrinking by 95.3%, and the Hebei team is less than 1/27 of the peak period!
In terms of the value of the players, only the Oscar of Shanghai Harbor is currently worth more than 10 million euros (18 million), and the Brazilian midfielder is worth more than half of the Shanghai Harbor team. The standard king of the Chinese Super League winter market, Stan qiu, is only worth 7 million euros, and there are only 4 people who exceed 5 million euros. Oscar is still the most expensive player in the Asian League, which has become the only "No. 1" in the Chinese Super League. There are 15 players in the Saudi league who are worth more than 5 million euros, of which Talisca (11.5 million) comes from the Chinese Super League. Eight people in the Qatari league are worth more than 5 million euros, and the signature superstar is former Real Madrid player J Ronaldo.
The most valuable reference value of the player is the value of the local player. The top 10 Asian players to play in Asia are Australia's Moi (€5 million), Qatar's Afif (€4 million), Syria's Haribin (4 million), Japan's Hiroki Sakai (3.5 million), Uzbekistan's Shukurov (3.5 million), UAE's Mabuhut (3.5 million), South Korea's Sun Junhao (3.2 million), Saudi Arabia's Qamam (3 million), Iran's Muhammadi (2.5 million), Thailand's Songkrasin (1.5 million). The most valuable Chinese player is the naturalized player Jiang Guangtai, who is worth 1.2 million euros, ranking 11th, and the highest value of local players is Yan Junling (1 million euros), who is also the only local player worth 1 million euros.
The overall value of the Chinese Super League, the value of clubs and players have declined across the board, and it is not surprising that Chinese football is in trouble.
