Qi's reporting also confirmed that the team has extended its contract with veteran players Wang Gang and Zou Dehai. The team, however, have made some progress in terms of paying back outstanding salaries, and Qi expected the team to be on healthier financial grounds with the league returning to normal and China relaxing its COVID-19 policies. Additionally, Guoan still owed Famalicão fees related to the transfer of Anderson Silva. According to the article, Guoan still owed wages to former players and staff including Fernando, Jonathan Viera, Renato Augusto, and Slaven Bilić and his coaching staff. On 14 January, long-time Beijing-based reporter Qi Le published an online article that recounted Guoan's difficulty in paying players' and staff's wages, and the team's resulting FIFA player registration ban, over the past years. On 14 January, Saudi Pro League's Al Nassr announced that it had signed Samir Memešević, confirming that his loan to Guoan had ended and will not be renewed. On 11 January, media reports confirmed that Zhang Yuning, the team's top goalscorer last season, would stay with the team in 2023 despite rumors of him transferring to play for European clubs. With the 2-year renovation at Guoan's traditional home ground, Workers' Stadium, completed before the 2023 campaign, it was confirmed that Guoan will return to the 68,000-seat refurbished stadium for the 2023 season. It covers a period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023. This season marks the club's 20th consecutive season in the Chinese Super League since the league's foundation in 2004, and it is the club's 33rd consecutive season in the top-flight of Chinese football. The 2023 season is Beijing Guoan F.C.'s current and 59th season in Chinese football competitions.
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