U22 Vietnam goalkeeper gives good news to coach Kim Sang-sik; Nguyen Filip tops the top 10 most expensive players in V.League 2024/2025
V-League rookie recruits star grown from Barcelona?; Nguyen Filip tops the top 10 most expensive players in V.League 2024/2025; U22 Vietnam goalkeeper gives good news to coach Kim Sang-sik... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
V-League rookie recruits star grown from Barcelona academy?
According to some sources, Da Nang Club is aiming to recruit player Werrick Caetano. It is known that Werrick Caetano is a player who once trained at the famous La Masia academy and played for the U16 and U18 Barcelona teams, but then he could not compete for an official position and had to leave.
After leaving Barcelona's youth team, the 25-year-old moved to clubs in Brazil, England and Poland. Werick Caetano plays as a central midfielder. He has an impressive physique and physical strength (1m83 tall). The Brazilian star is considered a creative player with good long-range shooting ability. If Werick Caetano is available, the midfield of the Han River team promises to be significantly strengthened.
Julian Alvarez transfer "blockbuster" detonated
On the evening of August 12, AS reported that Alvarez had joined Atletico Madrid on a five-year contract (until 2029). With a price tag of 75 million Euros and an additional 10 million Euros in fees, the Argentine striker became the second most expensive contract in the history of the Madrid club.
Julian Alvarez prefers wearing the red and white shirt over any other offer. Atletico coach Diego Simeone is also said to be very eager to get the player's signature.
In Madrid, Alvarez is expected to partner Alexander Sørloth and Antoine Griezmann in attack for the Metropolitano team. The 24-year-old striker can flexibly play in both midfield and forward positions.
Alvarez has enjoyed a successful spell with both Man City and Argentina. In 54 appearances under Pep Guardiola in the 2023/24 season, the striker scored 19 goals and provided 13 assists for Man City. With the “Albiceleste”, he also contributed to the Copa America and the 2024 Olympics.
Alvarez began his career at River Plate, where he played five seasons, including two seasons in which he made important contributions as a striker and right winger.
Top 10 most expensive players in V.League 2024/2025: Nguyen Filip tops the list
Transfermarkt has just announced the list of 10 most expensive players in V.League 2024/2025. At the top is goalkeeper Nguyen Filip of Hanoi Police Club with a price of 550,000 Euro.
1. Nguyen Filip (Hanoi Police Club, transfer price: 550,000 Euro).
2. Jason Pendant (Hanoi Police Club, transfer price: 500,000 Euro).
3. Rafaelson (Nam Dinh Green Steel, transfer price: 500,000 Euro).
4. Pham Tuan Hai (Hanoi FC, transfer price: 400,000 Euro).
5. Henndrio Araújo (Nam Dinh Green Steel, transfer price: 400,000 Euro).
6. Nguyen Hoang Duc, transfer price: 400,000 Euro.
7. Ho Tan Tai Ho (Binh Duong, transfer price: 375,000 Euro).
8. Nguyen Quang Hai (Hanoi Police Club, transfer price: 350,000 Euro).
9. Bui Hoang Viet (Hanoi Police Club, transfer price: 350,000 Euro).
10. Tim Hall (Hanoi FC, transfer price: 350,000 Euro).
U22 Vietnam goalkeeper gives good news to coach Kim Sang-sik
On the afternoon of August 12, the national U21 final match between Hoang Anh Gia Lai and PVF took place extremely excitingly, with a thrilling 4-2 victory on penalties belonging to the team from the mountain town. This is the first time since 2017 that Hoang Anh Gia Lai has won the championship in this tournament for the under-21 age group.
On the happy day, U21 Hoang Anh Gia Lai also received 2 more individual awards from goalkeeper Tran Trung Kien (Best Goalkeeper of the tournament) and striker Nguyen Duc Viet (Best Player of the tournament).
Among them, Trung Kien was just called up to the U22 Vietnam team to concentrate in August 2024. This performance can make coach Kim Sang-sik very happy because Trung Kien is considered to be able to take the main goalkeeper position in U22 Vietnam.
This goalkeeper is 1m91 tall, has a long arm span and impressive reflexes. He is considered a rare commodity in Vietnamese football at this time.
The Korean strategist was present to watch the national U21 final and was satisfied with the players he selected. This tournament is where he watched from the group stage to select the 35 best names to gather U22 Vietnam, preparing for major tournaments in 2025./.