Transfer: Record price, hottest ever

Never before have transfer deals been as noisy as they are now, with a series of "blockbuster" contracts and record amounts of money.

Up to this point, not only players, coaches have also become hot characters in the transfer market, where "slow buffaloes" will certainly "drink muddy water".

Fever from players to coaches

When the 2011 football season had not yet ended, the transfer market was already hot and the need to recruit talented people became more urgent than ever. This tycoon needed more players and coaches to consolidate his position and develop his influence, the other boss needed more human resources to realize his “dream of reaching the stars”. In the V.League era, there were many bosses and tycoons who were willing to spend, it would be strange if the stars did not have a fever.

Striker Cong Vinh may set a record for the most expensive contract in V.League history.

Many bright stars will have their contracts expire at the end of this year and from now on, they will become the target of ambitious teams. In particular, players who have played successfully last season, from foreign players to domestic players, have received many invitations. To make the invitations more weighty, the bosses often put on the negotiating table a series of lucrative terms regarding salary, bonus, housing, jobs, etc.

This season, the foreign trio Ansah, Kavin, Fagan of SLNA received the most invitations and after many negotiations, V.HP had the advantage. But the price to get that trio of quality foreign players is not cheaper than 1 million USD. The peak of the signing fee for a naturalized foreign player is the competition between Helio and Rogerio Nguyen. The advantage belongs to SLNA's central defender and the cost for him to wear B.BD's shirt is 400,000 USD/season. But everyone is watching the contract progress of Cong Vinh - the player who can set a record for the most expensive contract in V.League history and up to this point, no less than 8 teams want his signature, including HN.T&T.

The idea that the transfer market is only for players has been outdated for many years because coaches have also become the main characters, also receiving signing bonuses like players. Currently, many football teams are in a situation where they do not have a "general" or want to change their "general" but have no solution. The fact that V.HP is waiting for coach Nguyen Van Thinh while also looking to coach Le Thuy Hai is a common image of the current situation of supply not meeting demand.

Strategy: “The first money is the smart money”

Nowadays, when contacting players, football teams always bring a large amount of money, called an advance, as a guarantee, to show their determination and ambition. After many times of being slow and "drinking dirty water", football teams have to apply the strategy: "The money that goes first is the smart money". Viet Thang and Hoang La have not yet finished their contracts with V.NB but have been recruited by B.BD and with a very expensive price, the football team of Thu still has to do it quickly.

Thanh Hoa said goodbye to coach Le Thuy Hai and immediately thought of replacement names such as Vuong Tien Dung, Tran Van Phuc, but the Thanh team also had to call on Trieu Quang Ha when other solutions failed. Yesterday afternoon, coach Le Thuy Hai flew to Binh Duong to work with two senior leaders of this club. If everything goes smoothly, the contract will be signed in the near future, with a signing bonus of 1 billion/season, salary of no less than 100 million/month.

The transfer season is in full swing, with contracts being publicly negotiated but also many negotiations being carried out behind the scenes and waiting to be announced. Records being set and broken are still dancing on the contracts waiting to be signed. The 2011 season is considered the most heavily invested season in history but certainly will not be as big as the 2012 V.League when looking at these initial investments.

This year's transfer market will be full of surprises with blockbuster contracts, special terms and above all, will cost record amounts of money.

(According to bongdaplus)