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Salary cap for foreigners of three million, more severe sanitary restrictions, bubble venues and the inexhaustible flight of stars in the Chinese Super League. What awaits Jonathan Viera. The Beijing midfielder from Gran Canaria – his contract expires this December – finalizes his trip to Beijing to start the preseason under Slaven Bilic.
The Croatian coach, who has taken the reins of the national team, West Bromwich, West Ham, Besiktas or Lokomotiv, replaces Bruno Genesio. On the eve of his fourth season in the Chinese Super League, the former UD Viera player faces a complex scenario. The Federation of China issued a new statement a few days ago reviewing the points within the competitive order. Looking ahead to the next two seasons – from 2021 to 2023 – a salary cap of three million is established for foreign stars.
Along with Jonathan Viera, the measure affects El Shaarawy and Mbia (Shanghai Shenhua), Moussa Dembélé (Ghangzhou), the former UD player Salomón Rondón and Hamsik (Dalian) or Leo Baptistao (Wuhan Zall).
In addition, the format of the bubbles is repeated in the different venues of the Chinese Super League. Each foreign player must spend forty two weeks when landing in the Asian country. Beijing’s preseason begins next Monday, January 25.
Escape and recognition
For his part, Paulinho, a benchmark in Guangzhou Evergrande and former FC Barcelona player, current runner-up in the Chinese Super League, has already announced that he is leaving the competition. Conceive new professional horizons in the face of the high number of restrictions.
Viera, who lost in the Asian Champions League quarter-finals, has been included in the list of the stars of the event. He is nominated for Best Player and competes with Andrés Iniesta, Negrao, Masharipov or the Korean Yoon Bit-garam.
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