SLNA successfully retains Hoang Van Khanh: More than a 'blockbuster' deal
(Baonghean.vn) - After careful consideration, the former U22 Vietnam center back has agreed to sign a 3-year contract with the Nghe An team. Thus, Hoang Van Khanh will play for SLNA until the end of the 2023 season.
This information makes fans feel quite surprised, because in recent times, the Nghe An football team has often had to face and be helpless with the "brain drain". The main reason is still the financial potential is too limited. Therefore, keepingHoang Van Khanhis a very meaningful victory forSLNA.
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| Hoang Van Khanh (yellow shirt) is the new symbol of SLNA... Photo: Xuan Thuy |
In purely professional terms, Hoang Van Khanh's decision to stay will helpSLNA coaching staffbreathed a sigh of relief with the central defender position. However, compared to Thai Ba Sang, Pham The Nhat, Nguyen Ba Duc and Le Thanh Lam, the talent and experience of the player born in 1995 are rated much higher. The proof is that Hoang Van Khanh is an "irreplaceable" pillar of SLNA in the past 4 seasons (2016 - 2019).
According to statistics, in V.League 2016, V.League 2017, V.League 2018 and V.League 2019, the former U22 Vietnam center-back played 22, 24, 22 and 25 matches respectively. In this year's V.League, despite having to go through a period of injury and not being registered for the away match against Thanh Hoa in round 4 of group A, phase 2, Hoang Van Khanh still managed to play 7 matches and scored 1 goal.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Hoang Van Khanh is one of the best central defenders in V.League. Especially at the present time, the player from Tan Ky is considered the new symbol of the Nghe An team, alongside Phan Van Duc. It is no coincidence that Hoang Van Khanh was given the captain's armband by the SLNA coaching staff.
Hoang Van Khanh's continued commitment to his hometown team will have a significant impact on the final decisions of players whose contracts are about to expire, such as Nguyen Van Hoang, Ho Tuan Tai, etc. If that happens, SLNA's squad for next season will not change much. This is a favorable condition for the Nghe An team to set higher goals in V.League 2021.
It can be said that keeping a player as iconic as Hoang Van Khanh for a long time with SLNA is no different from a "blockbuster" contract. Nghe An football fans have more reason to be optimistic about the future of their team./.
