However, for Thai League giants Muangthong United, the crisis has added to deep financial problems already plaguing the club, and has pushed their firesale of top players into high gear<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Muangthong United have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons over the past few seasons, and the situation is set to get worse as more top players prepare to depart the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite being the second-most successful team in the country, and one of the most internationally renowned, the side were forced to lift themselves from what could have turned into a relegation battle in 2019, only to see many of their top players depart before the start of the current campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alarm bells have been ringing for a long time at the SCG Stadium, but it seems as though nobody had been bothered to heed them. The Kirin <\/em>now find themselves with a virtually unrecognisable lineup, with every single member of their last title winning side now gone with the most recent departures of Adisorn Promrak and Sarach Yooyen, who this week joined local rivals Port and BG Pathum United respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n These moves have left Muangthong with a squad composed almost entirely of academy graduates and U23 players, with no established Thai internationals left on the books – something almost unthinkable for a side which hosted a majority of War Elephants<\/em> regulars just a few seasons ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n How did one of the country\u2019s most powerful clubs reach this position?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like most things in Thai football, the facts are unclear, the logic is nonsensical, and the underlying causes will likely remain an enigma. But it is important to understand the most recent peak in the club\u2019s history to fully grasp the trough that they are currently in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n