On January 5, Beijing time, the Chinese Football Association announced the list of the first batch of clubs to complete the debt settlement work, among them, all 16 clubs in the Super League passed, according to the practice of the Football Association, theoretically means that 16 clubs will pass the Super League access review. However, shortly after the Football Association released the list of arrears, former Cangzhou Lions player Bugrahan publicly stated that the Cangzhou Lions were still in arrears of their wages, and this change also made the Football Association's access work once again questionable.
In a personal statement, Bugrahan said: "My historical salary arrears with Cangzhou Lions FC have not been settled. I also did not have any documents to sign and was in arbitration, and I submitted an objection in accordance with the appeal process in the Access Announcement. I hope that the Chinese Football Association and Cangzhou Lions Football Club can handle it properly!"
Bougerra Khan made his debut with the Guangzhou team, joined the Cangzhou Lions in the 2021 season, and left the team before the start of the Chinese Super League last year. According to Bugra Khan, the Cangzhou Lions still owe most of their salaries, and the two sides have not reached a settlement agreement on the issue and have not signed any documents. In such a situation, the Cangzhou Lions should be deemed to have not completed the work of clearing the arrears.
However, even if Bugrahan did not sign the salary confirmation form and filed a complaint with the Football Association, the Cangzhou Lions still successfully passed the audit of the arrears clearance. In this case, if what Bugrahan said is true, does it mean that the Football Association is "tired" when it audits whether the Cangzhou Lions have completed the debt settlement?
In short, a statement by Bugrahan did put the Cangzhou Lions and the Football Association in a very embarrassing situation. Especially in the case that the Football Association emphasizes the strict implementation of the access procedure almost every year, but there is a "black box operation" every year, whether Song Kai can reverse this trend is also a question worth paying attention to.