SLNA speaks out about the deal to bring Van Binh back home
(Baonghean.vn) - The news of midfielder Van Binh leaving FLC Thanh Hoa is receiving special attention from Nghe An fans. Some opinions say that this player can return home, but things are not that easy.
A few days ago, when talking about the cases of departure, Thanh Hoa coach Duc Thang explained: "Center defenders Nguyen Van Bakel and Mai Tien Thanh are old, not physically fit, and have low performance. Meanwhile, midfielders Le Quoc Phuong and Hoang Van Binh have an unenthusiastic playing style and lack motivation to compete. Therefore, we want to let the players leave on loan to help them regain their best image."
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Midfielder Van Binh when he was playing for SLNA. Photo: FBNV |
According to sources from Nghe An Newspaper, the Nghe An team also immediately intends to bring Van Binh back to play in his homeland. Coach Duc Thang - SLNA said: "The policy of bringing Van Binh back to SLNA is there, but things will not be simple because he still has a contract with FLC Thanh Hoa. On the other hand, there are many teams that are also looking for Van Binh, so the right to decide still belongs to the leaders of FLC Thanh Hoa Club and Van Binh."
Thus, FLC Thanh Hoa's policy is to let Van Binh find a new destination, but the key issue lies in whether that club can find a common voice with the Thanh team or not. If Van Binh does not have a contract termination certificate, he will certainly face many difficulties in finding a new destination in the near future. At the same time, the teams will have to pay an additional contract termination fee if they want to "buy out" in addition to the signing bonus.
Midfielder Van Binh left SLNA after the end of V.League 2013, joined B. Binh Duong and by the end of 2015, his contract expired. However, while Quang Nam and FLC Thanh Hoa were both willing to spend 1.4 billion - 1.6 billion to get his signature when he was at his peak, SLNA could only offer a price of less than 1 billion VND. Van Binh personally wanted 1.2 billion VND/season to play near his family, so he eventually joined FLC Thanh Hoa.
At the age of 29, Van Binh still plays football effectively and is the conductor in FLC Thanh Hoa's playing style in 2016 and 2017. In terms of expertise, the player born in 1989 is still a very quality midfielder and not only SLNA, any team that wants to have his signature will have to spend no less than 1 billion VND for a half-year contract and a signing fee.
At present, midfielder from Thanh Hoa - Le Quoc Phuong has quickly found a new destination in the second leg of V.League 2018, he joined Saigon FC on loan until the end of 2018.

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