Lee Nguyen returns to be a teammate of Cong Phuong and Phi Son for 1 million USD?
(Baonghean.vn)- To realize their ambition in V.League 2020, Ho Chi Minh City Club is ready to spend 1 million USD to get a 2-year contract of striker Lee Nguyen. According to a source from this team, the deal is about to be completed.
Recently, there have been rumors that Ho Chi Minh City FC is contacting player Lee Nguyen in the hope of signing him within 2 years. This is certainly information that V.League fans are very interested in because the runner-up team has ambitions to compete for the championship with Hanoi FC.
The deadline for registering players for the 2020 V.League is February 22 and at this time, the Ho Chi Minh City team is trying to complete the procedures to sign a contract with this star. The transfer fee that Lee Nguyen offered was 1 million USD, about 23 billion VND. This figure has been agreed by the leadership of the Ho Chi Minh City Club. Previously, the Ho Chi Minh City Club only agreed to spend 800,000 USD.
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| Lee Nguyen could be a "blockbuster" transfer in V.League 2020. Photo: MLS |
Currently, the only problem is that Lee Nguyen still has a contract with Inter Miami, the team owned by famous player David Beckham. Therefore, Ho Chi Minh City FC is waiting for Lee Nguyen to work with the club to officially get the player's signature. It is expected that tomorrow (February 21), this deal will be announced.
In the past, Lee Nguyen played for Los Angeles FC. This player also played for many years in the US professional soccer league (MLS) and was included in the typical team in 2014. 10 years ago, Lee Nguyen played for Vietnamese clubs such as HAGL, B. Binh Duong. After that, Lee Nguyen returned to the US to play and he was called up to the US national team under coach Klinsmann.
If the Lee Nguyen deal is successful, Coach Chung Hae-seong will own a star-studded squad including Cong Phuong, Phi Son, and Tien Dung. Recently, Ho Chi Minh City Club surprised everyone by increasing the ticket price at Thong Nhat Stadium to a minimum of VND50,000 and a maximum of VND150,000.
Those are unprecedented numbers in V.League history.
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