Vietnam women's team has a new captain to replace Huynh Nhu; Liverpool recruits Cong Phuong's old teammate

Vietnam women's team has a new captain to replace Huynh Nhu

Coach Mai Duc Chung has just announced the identity of the new captain of the Vietnam Women's Team during Huynh Nhu's absence.

Coach Mai Duc Chung said:Vietnam women's teamhas prepared a plan for Huynh Nhu's absence: "We have prepared a plan if Huynh Nhu cannot join the Vietnam Women's Team to participate in the upcoming 19th ASIAD. Huynh Nhu being able to compete with the team is a great thing, but this depends on Lank FC's permission when Huynh Nhu continues to sign a contract with this Club and has binding terms. If Huynh Nhu is not present, it will be a pity, but we will also arrange a suitable position in the squad. For now, the captain position is given to Pham Hai Yen and two vice-captains Kim Thanh - goalkeeper and Chuong Thi Kieu".

According to the plan, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team will gather at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center until August 19. After that, the team will have a training trip in Hai Phong before returning to Hanoi to prepare to move to China to participate in the 19th ASIAD qualifiers from September 22 in China.

Tottenham targets Arsenal's "surplus" to replace Harry Kane

A few days ago, Tottenham sold striker Harry Kane to Bayern Munich for £104 million (including additional fees). Therefore, one of the most urgent tasks for "The Spurs" in the remaining 2 weeks of the summer transfer window is to buy a striker to replace Kane.

According to The Sun, new coach Ange Postecoglou is targeting Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun. The American striker is also a target for AS Monaco, Inter Milan, Fulham and West Ham.

Last season, Balogun was loaned to Reims from Arsenal. The American striker impressed with 21 goals in 37 Ligue 1 matches. However, the 22-year-old striker is still not trusted by coach Mikel Arteta. Therefore, he wants to say goodbye to the "Gunners" to find a new destination.

Recently, Monaco offered to buy Balogun for 34 million pounds but was flatly rejected by Arsenal. It is known that the Emirates team will only accept letting the American player leave for a minimum price of 50 million pounds.

With over £100 million earned from the Harry Kane deal, Tottenham have more than enough financial capacity to meet Arsenal's asking price. Therefore, the opportunity for "The Spurs" to succeed is very high.

Haaland is on track to win a prestigious individual award.

The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) has just announced a shortlist of 6 candidates for the 2023 Player of the Year award. There are 3 Man City players on this list including Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones.

Among them, Erling Haaland is the strongest candidate for the above award. The Norwegian striker just had an excellent 2022/2023 season playing for Man City.

In all competitions last season, Haaland scored a total of 52 goals, helping Man City win the FA Cup and especially the European Cup 1 for the first time in history.

In addition to the three Man City players, the remaining three candidates on the shortlist for the PFA Player of the Year award include Martin Odegaard, Arsenal's Bukayo Saka and Harry Kane, who recently left Tottenham for Bayern Munich. This group of players did not win any collective titles last season, so it is difficult to compete with the Man City trio.

Liverpool recruits former teammate of Cong Phuong

Liverpool have reached an agreement to sign Japanese player Wataru Endo from Stuttgart in this summer's transfer window.

Accordingly, after being continuously overtaken by Chelsea in two deals, Moises Caicedo (Brighton) and Romeo Lavia (Southampton), Liverpool immediately searched for another suitable name to join the current midfield.

Specifically, The Kop quickly reached a personal agreement with Japanese midfielder Wataru Endo. This is considered a relatively surprising deal as there was no previous information about the Japanese player.

Liverpool have agreed a €19m transfer fee for Wataru Endo with Stuttgart. The 30-year-old midfielder has agreed a deal with Anfield.

Endo is expected to fly to England for a medical before signing a contract to join Liverpool on Friday. With his move to The Kop, the Japanese midfielder becomes the third new player of the Anfield team this summer after Szoboszlai (70 million euros) and Mac Allister (42 million euros).

Before coming to the German team, Wataru Endo had a period of time playing for Sint-Truident of Belgium. The Japanese player was also a teammate of Cong Phuong during the time the former Hoang Anh Gia Lai player played there on loan.