The Chairman of the Committee on the Status and Transfers of Former Players of the Football Association, Dr. Salim Al Shamsi, directed six tips for the Arab Gulf League clubs, to compensate for the financial losses suffered by them due to the Corona pandemic (Covid-19), as well as to avoid financial crises, and is to review the contracts of its players and equipment. Technical by reducing them in reasonable proportions, not to exaggerate the contracting with new local and foreign players with large sums, canceling the foreign camps in Europe that cost clubs large sums of money and only contenting with internal preparation camps in the country, and rationalizing financial spending by setting a new financial policy that includes canceling items Previous financial disbursement is not necessary, and maintaining the current sponsors has by signing sponsorship contracts with them in amounts less than the previous one, since it is difficult to obtain new sponsors under the current circumstances, and activating the marketing and investment aspect of the club with the help of people specializing in this field, considering that the conditions after Corona's crisis will not be in any way as it was in the past, because everything has changed even globally due to this pandemic that led to the change of many concepts that prevailed in the past S.
Salim Al Shamsi told «Emirates Today»: “There are many practical steps that clubs can take to reduce their financial spending. For example, clubs can not buy new sets of clothes and sports equipment for their players, and only the teams that they used during the canceled league, especially The current season is not complete, and therefore these crews are valid for use during the new season, and this matter can save clubs large sums of money, especially since there are clubs that resort to buying sportswear and sports equipment with large sums.
Al Shamsi explained: «The need for clubs to maintain their current sponsors, because if the current contracts with the sponsors end, it is difficult to obtain new sponsors in light of the current circumstances that many institutions and companies are going through because of the Corona pandemic, especially if the next season’s league starts without An audience, this is expected to be the next season's league without an audience. ”
The 6 tips
1- Reconsidering the contracts and salaries of its players and its technical apparatus by reducing them by reasonable rates.
2 - Not to exaggerate the contract with new players, local and foreign, in large amounts.
3- Rationalizing spending and reconsidering the path of financial exchange.
4- The abolition of external preparation camps in Europe, and the sufficiency of internal camps in the country.
5- Activating the marketing and investment aspect of the club with the help of specialized persons in this field.
6- Maintaining the current sponsors by signing sponsorship contracts with them in amounts less than before.