They got I think $2M for winning the AFC Cup plus are in the new cashed up Elite AFC Champions League
Sure playing in Asia also comes with expenses, but the Mariners will be okay financially. Some other clubs we wait and see.
Where CCM may struggle is juggling midweek AFC CL games (pool stage Sept to Feb next year) with ALM matches.
The AFC CL teams (Japan, Sth Korea, China) will be several levels above the mostly AFC Cup minnows they played last season on their way to winning that comp.
Sure playing in Asia also comes with expenses, but the Mariners will be okay financially. Some other clubs we wait and see.
Where CCM may struggle is juggling midweek AFC CL games (pool stage Sept to Feb next year) with ALM matches.
The AFC CL teams (Japan, Sth Korea, China) will be several levels above the mostly AFC Cup minnows they played last season on their way to winning that comp.