Chinese Football Association Chairman Chen Xuyuan talked about the Football Association's policy of comprehensively reducing the salaries of professional league players in the new season. For this policy, the fans naturally clapped their hands and cheered, but most of the players dared not speak. In an interview recently, former national footballer Qu Bo publicly opposed this policy. As a national footballer, Qu Bo participated in the 2002 World Cup. He was once known as Ronaldo of China because of his outstanding skills.
According to "Football News" reports, domestic players may be reduced to 5 million before tax, and foreign aid may be reduced to 3 million euros before tax. Regarding the Football Association's significant salary cuts for two consecutive years, the opinions of fans and the media are surprisingly unanimous. Everyone is very supportive of the Football Association's measures, and some even think that the pay cut is not enough. Indeed, if you refer to the Japanese J-League and South Korea’s K-League, the average income of Chinese players will greatly exceed the average income of Japanese and Korean players even after salary cuts.
as a player, no one likes this policy. Especially after getting used to a high salary, the income will be reduced by more than half at once, which is difficult for anyone to accept. However, due to various factors, the current players dare not speak up. As the former Chinese national football player Qu Bo, this time publicly stood up to speak for the players.
Qu Bo said: "Players are paid according to their ability. If they are strong, they should get more. You can't just cut the salary and reduce the salary. Otherwise, how to maintain the enthusiasm of the players? When I tried out in the Premier League Tottenham back then, There will be technical directors who set salary standards based on each player’s contribution, and then set floating bonuses. Compared with a one-size-fits-all salary reduction, people’s is more scientific.” Qu Bo continued: “Most of our professional players have given up since childhood. I have devoted myself to football in studies, and it is not suitable for other industries after retiring. While considering salary cuts, the Football Association should consider providing part of the funds to protect retired players and increase their efforts to give retired players more opportunities to learn."
