Coach Nguyen Duc Thang: Not being able to recruit Trong Hoang is a huge pity for SLNA.

Both SLNA and Trong Hoang personally expressed their desire to reunite after a long time apart. The fact that the player born in 1989 returned to practice with the Nghe An team in recent days is enough to say that. SLNA wants to add quality to the 2019 season, while Hoang "cow" wants to return home to play to conveniently take care of his family. Unfortunately, the wishes of both sides did not come true.

Contract signing ceremony between Viettel and Nguyen Trong Hoang. Photo: Viettel FC

The reason why this "dream deal" fell through was economic. According to research, in order to operate in the 2019 season, SLNA needed a budget of 55 - 60 billion. It is worth mentioning that recently, the Nghe An team spent a large amount of money to retain Nguyen Sy Nam, Ho Sy Sam, Cao Xuan Thang, Tran Nguyen Manh, Olaha and recruited Hoang Van Binh, Nguyen Quang Tinh, Tran Dinh Dong and the foreign duo Memovic - Alves.

Therefore, SLNA had to “cut their coat according to their cloth” with Nguyen Trong Hoang’s case. Instead of meeting Hoang “cow”’s wish for a 3-year contract, the Vinh team only offered him a 1-year contract - similar to Nguyen Quang Tinh, Hoang Van Binh and Tran Dinh Dong. This was a “last resort” decision by the Nghe An team and of course Nguyen Trong Hoang did not agree. The 30-year-old midfielder’s next destination is Viettel.

Sharing with Nghe An Newspaper, Coach Nguyen Duc Thang could not hide his disappointment: “Not being able to recruit Trong Hoang is a huge pity for SLNA. In the past, we have made a lot of efforts to bring Trong Hoang back to Vinh Stadium. Personally, I feel very sad about this.”

So the prospect of Nguyen Trong Hoang returning to SLNA has not happened, at least in the next 1-2 seasons because Nguyen Trong Hoang has signed a 3-year contract with Viettel. The right winger position is still a difficult problem for the Nghe An team, since the day Tran Phi Son left./.