What did Quang Hai say about the news of leaving Hanoi FC? Chelsea won a ticket to the Champions League quarter-finals
(Baonghean.vn) - What did Quang Hai say about the news of leaving Hanoi FC?; U23 Vietnam played the group stage of SEA Games 31 at Viet Tri Stadium; Chelsea overcame difficulties, won a ticket to the Champions League quarterfinals... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
What did Quang Hai say before the news that he will leave Hanoi Club?
Quang Hai confirmed that he is not concerned about the contract issue, even though the agreement with Hanoi FC only lasts until April 12.
"Currently, I am focusing on the immediate goals, including the matches of the Vietnam team, and not talking about the contract yet. That is the most important thing to me right now,"Quang Haireply after the match betweenHanoi FCand Thanh Hoa.
Quang Hai's contract with Hanoi FC is the most concerned issue in Vietnamese football at the moment. The player born in 1997 will have his contract expire on April 12. If he does not sign an extension, Quang Hai will become a free agent. The midfielder wearing the number 19 shirt is considering the option of continuing to contribute to Hanoi FC or playing abroad.
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| Quang Hai talks with Mr. Hien after the match. Photo: Ngoc Anh |
The contract negotiation process between Quang Hai and Hanoi FC is "frozen" after the two sides failed to reach an agreement on a contract extension on March 14. However, Hanoi FC still has nearly 1 month to turn the situation around.
After Quang Hai and the Vietnamese team play two matches against Oman (March 24) and Japan (March 29), both sides can sit down one last time to decide their future.
U23 Vietnam plays group stage of SEA Games 31 at Viet Tri Stadium
Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and coach Park Hang-seo agreed to choose Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho) as the team's home ground.U23 Vietnamat the group stage of men's football SEA Games 31.
After careful consideration between Viet Tri Stadium and Thien Truong Stadium, VFF and Coach Park Hang-seo have chosen the competition venue in Phu Tho Province. This means that the remaining group of men's football matches at the 31st SEA Games will take place at Thien Truong Stadium in Nam Dinh Province.
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| U23 Vietnam played a friendly match and won U23 Myanmar 2-0 in 2019 at Viet Tri Stadium. |
Viet Tri Stadium has a capacity of about 20,000 spectators, is considered to have a modern field and standard auxiliary facilities. This was the place where U23 Vietnam played a friendly match and won U23 Myanmar 2-0 in 2019. The Vietnam National Team and U23 Vietnam also had a friendly match here in 2020.
After the group stage at Viet Tri and Thien Truong stadiums, the teams that have qualified will play the semi-finals and finals at My Dinh National Stadium. The men’s football event of the 31st SEA Games will start on May 6 and end on May 22.
Meanwhile, the women's football event of the 31st SEA Games will start on May 11 and end on May 21. The group with coach Mai Duc Chung and his team will be held at Cam Pha Stadium (Quang Ninh), the remaining group will take place at PVF Stadium (Hung Yen).
Chelsea overcomes difficulties, wins Champions League quarter-final ticket
Chelsea won 2-1 against Lille thanks to goals from Pulisic and Azpilicueta, thereby advancing to the Champions League quarter-finals with a score of 4-1 on aggregate.
Score:
Lille: Yilmaz (38' pen)
Chelsea: Pulisic (45'+3), Azpilicueta (71')
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| The match ended with a 2-1 victory for Chelsea against Lille. Coach Thomas Tuchel's team advanced to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals with a 4-1 aggregate score. |
Line-up:
Lille: Jardim, Celik (Timothy Weah 58'), Fonte, Botman (Onana 58'), Djalo, Bamba (Gomes 77'), Andre, Xeka, Gudmundsson (Bradaric 77'), David (Ben Arfa 77'), Yilmaz
Chelsea: Mendy, Christensen (Chalobah 33'), Thiago Silva, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Kante, Kovacic (Mount 46'), Jorginho (Loftus-Cheek 74'), Alonso, Havertz, Pulisic (Lukaku 74')
Man City pays Haaland the highest salary in the Premier League
Man City are ready to make Erling Haaland the highest-paid player in the Premier League, with a proposed salary of up to £500,000 a week.
The Premier League champions are leading the race to sign the Norwegian striker in the summer transfer window.
Reliable sources from the British press said that Haaland's representative is currently discussing personal terms with Man City.
Abu Dhabi bosses offer Erling Haaland a salary of 500,000 pounds/week, the highest in the Premier League.
In the UK, Ronaldo and De Bruyne are the two highest paid stars, about 385,000 pounds/week.
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| Man City determined to win Haaland's signature. |
If they recruit the Norwegian player next summer, Man City will only have to pay the £65 million fee as stated in the contract release clause between Haaland and Dortmund.
Haaland is not yet 22 so he wants to keep his options open for the rest of his career.
Real Madrid and Barcelona are also interested in Haaland but financially, they cannot compete with Man City.