A J-League 2 club wants to sign Cong Phuong
Japanese club Mito Hollyhock is very interested in signing striker Cong Phuong (HA.GL).
In the match between Hai Phong and HA.GL in round 4 of V-League 2015, in the stands of Lach Tray stadium, there were some Japanese scouts coming to "watch" some young HA.GL players.
Although HA.GL lost 0-1 to the Hai Phong team, some scouts from Japan, belonging to Mito Hollyhock Club, were still impressed with what young HA.GL players like Tuan Anh, Van Toan... showed on the field.
Mr. Mitsushiro Obara - Technical Director of Mito Hollyhock Club has worked with the leaders of HA.GL Club about wanting to bring some young players from the mountain town team such as Cong Phuong, Tuan Anh, Xuan Truong... to Japan to compete in the 2016 season.
Mito Holyhock Club leaders impressed with Cong Phuong and teammates
Speaking to the press, Mr. Mitsushiro Obara said: "It's not until now that we know about the talented young players of Vietnamese football today such as Cong Phuong, Tuan Anh... Before that, we had the opportunity to watch them play in the U19 Vietnam team against U19 Japan.
According to some Japanese U19 players currently playing for Mito Hollyhock, they highly appreciate the talent of young Vietnamese U19 players. In particular, striker Cong Phuong is also compared by some Japanese newspapers as "Messi of Vietnamese football".
These young players are having their first season playing in the V-League. After the 2015 V-League ends, we would like to discuss with HA.GL about sending Cong Phuong or Tuan Anh to play in Japan.
After the event of Cong Vinh playing for Consadole Sapporo, the Vietnamese community in Japan really wants to watch Vietnamese players play, and the names Cong Phuong and Tuan Anh are highly anticipated by Vietnamese fans.
On the morning of January 24, the delegation of Mito Hollyhock Club visited Pleiku Stadium and Mr. Mitsushiro Obara was very impressed by the modern and professional facilities of Mr. Duc's team. At the end of the visit, Mr. Mitsushiro and his colleagues did not forget to buy the jerseys of Cong Phuong, Tuan Anh... to bring back to Japan as gifts for friends and relatives.
Mito Hollyhock is currently playing in J-League 2 (Japan's second division). Last season, Mito Hollyhock ranked 15th in the J-League 2 standings with 50 points after 42 matches.
This is the team that coach Toshiya Miura once led in 1998.
According to TTVH
