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Guangzhou players’ cash bonus slashed
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Guangzhou Evergrande will cut cash bonus for its players by half next season as it tries to adopt a healthy and sustainable development mode.
In the bonus system announced by the club for the 2014 season for both domestic and Asian leagues, cash bonus for winning every Chinese Super League match has been cut to 1 million yuan (US$165,000) from 3 million yuan last year. The players can earn 3 million yuan for winning a match in the AFC Champions League, while the bonus was as high as 6 million yuan last year.
A “rookie bonus” system will also be set up for the new season, as extra cash will be awarded to the team after a victory in which players younger than 21 years old are sent onto the pitch.
After a successful season in which it won its first AFC Champions League crown and a third successive CSL title in 2013, the real estate enterprise backed club is seeking a long-term developing mode.
“The new bonus system will ensure the club’s achievements in the new season while we explore a profitable management mode,” a club official explained on Tuesday.
The club has set a target of defending both titles in the 2014 season, and will put more emphasis on the cultivation of local young talents.
“We have adjusted our bonus system according to the club’s needs and development strategy,” said the club official.
“(Club owner and Evergrande Real Estate Group president) Xu Jiayin hopes that the rookie bonus system will encourage the team to use more young players. He won’t interfere with the head coach’s personnel strategies, though he expects to see more young faces on the pitch this season.”
Led by veteran Italian coach Marcello Lippi, Evergrande clinched the 2013 CSL title with four matches to spare. Despite the bonus adjustment, the club remains one of the richest thanks to its owner’s support.
The team pocketed 250 million yuan bonus from its benevolent investor for its superb performances on both home and international stages — 69 million yuan from the CSL; 157 million yuan from AFC Champions League matches and 24 million for reaching the final of CFA Cup and the quarterfinals of the FIFA Club World Cup.
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