The new Chinese Super League season is less than two months away, and Shanghai Port has still not yet finalized a new manager. According to the latest news, SIPG intends to hire Henan Songshan Longmen manager, Spaniard Javier, but the treatment that can be offered is not attractive, and Javier can only be given a contract with an annual salary of 2 million US dollars. From this point of view, SIPG really intends to "tighten its belt" this year.
If SIPG poached Javier with an annual salary of $2 million, the Spaniard would become the lowest-paid foreign coach since SIPG entered the Chinese Super League. After SIPG officially entered the Chinese Super League, the first foreign coach hired by Eriksen, had an annual salary of 5 million euros, and later introduced Boas, and his annual salary exceeded 10 million euros. After that, SIPG began to take the practical route, hiring Pereira with an annual salary of about 3 million euros, but Pereira was renewed after leading the team to win the championship, and the annual salary was said to rise to about 8 million euros. Lecco, who coached SIPG in the first two years, also has an annual salary of nearly 3 million euros.
Therefore, compared to these coaches, SIPG now only uses $2 million to poach Javier, which is indeed "stingy" in terms of shooting. In terms of annual salary alone, Javier can currently earn almost the same amount in Henan a year, so the main reason why SIPG can attract Javier is not money, but the club's healthy finances, stronger team strength and the possibility of winning championships in the future.
It is worth noting that before the former head of the Chinese Football Association Chen Jiayuan was taken away for investigation, the scandal managers in Shanghai were all big names such as former Spain manager Moreno and former Belgium manager Martinez, and now the closest candidate has become Javier. Obviously, due to the "drag" of Chen Jiayuan, SIPG had to start to keep a low profile and cut expenses as much as possible. After all, the relationship between Chen Jiayuan and SIPG is well known, if he continues to insist on high investment under such circumstances, it is inevitable that he will be poked in the "backbone", which is also a means for SIPG to cope with extraordinary times.