Portugal wary of Chinese deal
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The Segunda Liga, Portugal鈥檚 second division, will be rebranded as the Ledman Proliga next season after a Chinese company, Ledman, signed a deal to that effect in Beijing earlier this week. The deal will also pave the way for Chinese players to join the league.
The Shenzhen-based company, Ledman, a lighting fixtures maker, said 10 Chinese players and three coaches will join the second division clubs, but not everybody is happy with the arrangement.
鈥淭hey can鈥檛 force Chinese players on us, it should be an option,鈥 the division鈥檚 chief Jose Godinho said on Wednesday.
Godinho insisted that clubs had made it clear throughout negotiations that the arrival of Chinese players should always be an option, not an obligation.
The Portuguese footballers union president Joaquim Evangelista said: 鈥淲e don鈥檛 understand why the league is allowing a company to force players on to clubs and their managers.鈥
The Portuguese League sought to put the clubs鈥 minds at ease.
鈥淭here will be an exchange of players but the League guarantees that nothing will be imposed on the clubs,鈥 said the League鈥檚 media officer Germano Almeida.
During talks, the clubs laid out a proposed compensation package for taking on Chinese players. They asked for 20,000 euros (US$22,000) the first year and 100,000 euros the fourth year for accepting three players and an assistant referee.
And a Chinese player鈥檚 playing time should earn them several thousand euros, suggested clubs, who also wanted 20 percent of any transfer fee.
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