Cong Phuong needs to find himself again; Hazard leaves Chelsea after Europa League title

Cong Phuong needs to find himself again

Cong Phuong returns home with the Vietnamese team to participate in the King's Cup. This is the chance for the HAGL striker to prove Incheon United wrong!

Cong Phuong needs to prove to Incheon Utd that he is fine when he returns to play for the Vietnamese national team in the upcoming King's Cup. And this is expected when CP23 returns to play with familiar teammates like Quang Hai, Van Toan... or coach Park Hang-seo...

Returning to the Vietnam team, hopefully Cong Phuong will find himself again.

This is extremely important for Cong Phuong to change Incheon Utd's view of his own ability, as well as open up new opportunities for himself in the rest of the 2019 K-League season.

Not only does he need to prove Incheon Utd wrong for not using him properly, his performance at the upcoming King's Cup will also be the key for Cong Phuong to open the door and step into the Thai-League - a tournament that seems to be the most suitable for this striker.

It is natural to expect Cong Phuong to shine in the Vietnamese national team jersey, but whether the striker from Nghe An can do it or not is what is important.

MU can earn 200 million pounds when selling Pogba, Lukaku

According to British sources, Manchester United could earn £200 million if they sell two key stars Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku.

Both Pogba and Lukaku have been heavily linked with a move away from United this summer. Express claim Pogba has agreed personal terms with Real Madrid and is even willing to take a pay cut (from £13m/year to £10m/year) to work with Zinedine Zidane.

MU increased the budget by 200 million pounds if they agreed to sell 2 disappointing pillars and were not as bright (stable) as expected.

Although the fee has not been agreed upon by both parties, according to the above source, MU is asking for a huge price of 140 million pounds.

Zidane identified Pogba as the next blockbuster after Eden Hazard was announced as a Real Madrid player on June 3.

Meanwhile, Pogba's friend Lukaku is also on the run from the Theatre of Dreams, with the rumoured destination being Inter Milan, who Conte is set to take over.

Conte is said to have offered to sign Lukaku after failing to sign him when he was in charge of Chelsea.

Lukaku also reduced his salary to leave, from £250,000/week to £220,000/week.

The remaining problem is in the negotiation between Inter and MU, when the Serie A representative has not agreed to the price of 62 million pounds (about 70 million euros) that the Red Devils want to get from the Belgian striker.

Thus, if accepting strong reforms, MU can earn 200 million if selling Pogba and Lukaku.

Man City ignore Real Madrid's offer

Real Madrid gave Man City the green light to sign Isco this summer but Pep Guardiola ignored it and had no intention of doing anything with his compatriot midfielder.

Pep Guardiola does not believe Isco can regain his best form.

The Spanish international endured a turbulent season at the Bernabeu. Initially, there was joy when Lopetegui replaced Zidane, but it didn't take long before Real Madrid changed managers. Solari took charge and Isco fell out of the first team of the Vultures.

However, due to inconsistent form, Solari was also fired, and the White House welcomed Zidane back. Isco also returned to Real Madrid's starting lineup for the last two months of the season.

Despite the good relationship with Zidane, Don Balon announced that Real Madrid secretly planned to push Isco out of Bernabeu, to balance the budget and bring in top names in the team's rebuilding plan.

Man City is reported to be a potential destination for Isco with a fee of around 80 million euros. However, Pep Guardiola has not shown any interest. The reason is that the former Barca captain does not believe Isco can return to his best form.

Hazard leaves Chelsea after Europa League win

Hazard scored twice in the Europa League final, which was considered his last match in the blue shirt.

Eden Hazard confirmed his departure from Chelsea. Photo Reuters

“It was a great night for all of us, although the players went into the game with a little bit of pressure because of the final. However, we played well and were in complete control, and I can go away happy with another big trophy with this team,” said the Belgian.

“I have decided my future for two weeks now and now I am just waiting for the clubs to agree. So I think this is probably a goodbye, but of course you never know what will happen in football. I have fulfilled my dream of playing in the Premier League and now it is time to try a new challenge with another big club,” Chelsea’s brightest star officially confirmed.

Thanh Hien