V.League mid-season transfers: Blockbusters are detonated
(Baonghean.vn) - With only a few days left until the deadline for registering additional players for the second leg of V.League 2019, teams are frantically searching for and completing the final contracts. However, there are also many cases that are quite "silent" in the transfer issue.
One of the most calm teams during the transfer period from June 11 to July 8 is Song Lam Nghe An. The Nghe An team has finalized the list for phase 2 after saying goodbye to foreign player Alves Santos and midfielder Le Manh Dung. The only goal of SLNA's coaching staff during this period is to find a foreign player to pair with Michael Olaha.
Yesterday (July 2), foreign player Joel Vinicius officially joined SLNA. The Brazilian player will play for SLNA until the end of the season with a contract extension clause. Vinicius' salary at SLNA is said to be quite high.
Besides, apart from the addition of young goalkeeper Duong Van Cuong, SLNA is almost "as calm as a cucumber" because of its available internal resources.
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| Foreign player Vinicius is a quality contract of SLNA. Photo: Xuan Thuy |
For Thanh Hoa FC, after parting ways with coach Nguyen Duc Thang, the Thanh team has found a new captain, coach Vu Quang Bao. Previously, Thanh Hoa also parted ways with two key players - central defender Dinh Tien Thanh and striker Samuel Monday. The two new additions are midfielder Vuong Quoc Trung from Hai Phong and goalkeeper To Vinh Loi.
As for Viettel Club, up to now, this team has only had 2 changes, saying goodbye to Joao Paulo Sales and recruiting new player Bruno Cunha. There are only a few days left until the V.League transfer window closes and certainly the new player of V.League will not want to stop at just adding 1 more striker.
The source of V.League players is currently considered quite scarce. This makes Hanoi FC only bring in central defender Dinh Tien Thanh and say goodbye to 2 foreign players Oseni and McDonald. Hai Phong FC after saying goodbye to Dinh Bao and Quoc Trung has not had any truly quality additions. Those are faces like central defender Hoang Vissai, Dao Quoc Gia and Le Manh Dung from SLNA.
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| Hanoi FC adds Dinh Tien Thanh until the end of V.League 2019 due to Dinh Trong's long-term injury. Photo: Oxii |
A team with a fairly stable domestic source of players like Nam Dinh only said goodbye to Hoang Minh Tuan and called back two familiar faces, Le Sy Minh from Quang Ninh and Lam Anh Quang, to play for their hometown. Meanwhile, Than Quang Ninh has just brought in central defender Le Tuan Tu. SHB Da Nang Club also surprisingly sold off foreign players Dominik Schmitt and Patrick Bonifacio to bring in domestic striker Vo Ly and the striker pair Aimé Djicka Gassissou and Bernardo Frizoni.
After a disappointing first leg, former champion Quang Nam also terminated the contract with central defender Thiago Papel and signed contracts with a series of players such as Lucas Rocha, midfielder Nguyen Hong Son and Nguyen Nhu Tuan.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club is also ranked among the teams with poor performance in the first leg of V.League 2019. When Nguyen Cong Phuong joined a team in Belgium, HAGL also immediately called back midfielder Luong Xuan Truong from Thailand and added striker Dinh Thanh Binh.
In the South, Saigon FC said goodbye to 3 players: striker Dominique da Sylva and midfielder Nguyen Xuan Duong, along with center back Thiago Moura. At the same time, coach Nguyen Thanh Cong also brought in 3 high-quality contracts: rookie Geovane Magno, Gustavo Santos, and striker Nguyen Dinh Bao.
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| Striker Nguyen Dinh Bao (middle) is a notable domestic contract. Photo: SGFC |
As for Ho Chi Minh City FC, in addition to saying goodbye to striker Vinicius, this team also said goodbye to striker Vo Ly, center back Dao Quoc Gia and brought in striker Victor Mansaray and Ismahil Akinade from Nigeria. Right in his debut match with the new team, Ismahil Akinade left a strong impression with 1 goal and 1 assist to help Ho Chi Minh City draw 3-3 with Viettel and then win 4-3 on penalties.
The capital team B. Binh Duong is likely to have completed the contracts ahead of schedule when saying goodbye to Victor Mansaray and adding striker Pedro Augusto. Just like B. Binh Duong and SLNA, S. Khanh Hoa BVN currently has not added or said goodbye to any player after the first leg of V.League 2019.
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