KUALA LUMPUR: The money is getting lesser and lesser. And so KL FC become weaker and weaker. So, says the football law of relativity.
That is the sad situation dragging down the KL Super League team. Their funds keep dwindling, so will be the quality of their team if KL City plod on with no succour.
From a high of RM14 million, KL FC have seen their budget fall to a mere RM5 million a year.
As it stands, KL City are still looking for RM2 million to pay salaries owing to their players and officials for October and November last year.
In recent years, the city team have somehow kept their heads above the water, and even produced commendable results.
KL City remarkably upstaged Johor Darul Ta'zim to win the Malaysia Cup in 2021 and reached the continental-level AFC Cup final in 2022 and FA Cup final last year.
Kuala Lumpur FA president Khalid Abdul Samad said if they are forced to scale back their budget further, it would drastically affect the team especially when they have to compete in a longer 2024-2025 season.
"We're managing with what we have, and if that's just RM5 million, then that is it.
"If we scale back, we would sacrifice the quality of our performance. Competing in the league against teams who spend RM100 million plus, won't be easy.
"Selangor has about RM33 million a year with a top-up of another RM10 million from the state government while Terengganu is said to receive RM30 million.
"We do not want to form a team who will be at the bottom rung of the league because that means there's no seriousness or drive.
"We can only take this (situation) as a challenge, and we have survived the last three years," said Khalid.
