Wang Qiuming (left) of Hebei FC shoots during the 4th round match between Shanghai Shenhua and Hebei FC at the 2021 season Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) Suzhou Division in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, May 10, 2021. (ZHU ZHENG / XINHUA)

BEIJING - Hebei FC's senior team will assemble on Friday to prepare for the 2022 Chinese Super League campaign, the club announced on Tuesday.

"The senior team of Hebei FC will gather on April 15 to make preparation for the CSL new season," the Langfang-based club said in a statement.

Hebei, which once shelled out for Javier Mascherano and Ezequiel Lavezzi, will operate in the new season on a low budget

The kickoff of the 2022 CSL campaign remains undecided.

Hebei, which once shelled out for Javier Mascherano and Ezequiel Lavezzi, will operate in the new season on a low budget, reportedly reduced from over one thousand million ($157 million) to one hundred million yuan ($15.70 million).

The cash-strapped club managed to see out the last season and staved off relegation amid bankruptcy fears.

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It suspended four of its youth teams' training in order to save money in late October.

Some of its employees offered free service to the club after being furloughed since October.