PSG's most expensive goalkeeper in history takes private jet to play against Vietnam team; Vietnamese star about to be naturalized enters world top 10

PSG's most expensive goalkeeper in history takes private jet to play with Vietnam team

Goalkeeper Safonov and the Russian players will travel by private plane to Vietnam to attend an international friendly tournament in Hanoi.

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said that the plane carrying the Russian team will land at Noi Bai International Airport - Hanoi at 1:00 p.m. on September 4. After completing immigration procedures, the Russian team will move to the hotel to settle down and officially go to the training ground at 7:00 p.m. on September 4.

The Russian team has 27 players, of which only 2 are playing abroad: Matley Safonov (PSG) and Daler Kuzyaev (Le Havre).

Safonov was bought for 20 million Euros and he is the most expensive goalkeeper in the history of the rich French team. Of course, Safonov still has to be a backup for Gianlugi Donnarumma. However, Safonov is considered a worthy replacement for Igor Akifeev in the Russian team.

On September 5, the Russian team will play against the Vietnamese team. Two days later, the Russian team will host the Thai team. The Golden Temple team will travel to Vietnam on September 5. They will also be without the services of two stars Chanathip Songkrasin and Theerathon Bunmathan.

Ugarte wears shirt number 25 at MU

On the evening of September 1 (Hanoi time), MU announced that new player Manuel Ugarte will inherit the number 25 shirt left by Jadon Sancho.

At club level, this is the first time Ugarte has worn the number 25 shirt in his career. Previously, the 23-year-old midfielder wore both the numbers 4 and 14 in his only season playing for PSG.

Ugarte spent the 2020/21 season wearing the number 25 for Uruguay. Recently, the former Sporting Lisbon midfielder has mainly chosen the number 5 shirt when playing for the national team.

Ugarte is MU's 5th new player in the 2024 summer transfer window, after striker Joshua Zirkzee, central defenders Leny Yoro and Matthijs De Ligt, and full-back Noussair Mazraoui.

The "Red Devils" spent 214 million Euros on this new squad, at the same time, raising the total amount spent in 3 seasons under coach Erik ten Hag to over 650 million Euros.

Ugarte has a lot of strengths in defense. He is considered a suitable name to support Kobbie Mainoo. The Uruguayan player is very good at winning the ball back. Ugarte averaged 4.1 tackles/game in the 2023/24 season.

This player's good fighting ability is what the "Red Devils" expect to avoid threats and finishing from opponents.

When will the future of Coach Park Hang-seo and the Malaysian National Team be decided?

The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) considers coach Park Hang-seo a potential candidate to lead the country's national team and everything will be decided soon.

Coach Park Hang-seo’s future with the Malaysian team will be decided in the next 1 to 2 weeks. This depends on the specific benefits and job requirements of FAM for the Korean coach. FAM hopes to stabilize the team’s coaching bench to focus on preparing for the AFF Cup 2024.

Previously, the President of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin confirmed that Mr. Park Hang-seo is a candidate to lead the national team of this country. However, everything is still at the exploration stage and no official decision has been made. Mr. Park will have to compete with many other opponents. Experts say that Coach Park Hang-seo is the right choice for the Malaysian team.

"I believe coach Park Hang-seo is the top candidate and most suitable to lead the Malaysian national team," Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA) Technical Director Sulaiman Hussin told the New Strait Times.

If he leads the Malaysian team, Coach Park Hang-seo can meet the Vietnamese team in the semi-finals or finals of the AFF Cup 2024. The match is awaited by many people as everyone wants to see Coach Park Hang-seo as an opponent of the Vietnamese team - the place that brought him brilliant success in his career.

Vietnamese star about to be naturalized enters world top 10 in a statistic

Striker Rafaelson is in the top 10 scorers with the most goals in the world in the National Championships in 2024.

If only counting achievements in the National Championship, the Brazilian striker has 20 goals, ranking 10th on the list of players with the most goals in the world (as of the end of August 2024).

Rafaelson's achievement is on par with Man City's famous striker Erling Haaland. In fact, the star currently playing for Nam Dinh has more goals in the National Championship than Messi, Ronaldo or Mbappe.

Rafaelson is currently 5 goals behind the 3rd highest scorer in the list of players with the most goals in 2024 – Gayoso. If he maintains his current form, it is entirely possible that Rafaelson will end this year in a high position among the world's top scorers.

Related information, Rafaelson is currently completing procedures to obtain Vietnamese citizenship. This star wants to obtain citizenship and seek opportunities to wear the Vietnamese national team jersey. Currently, Nam Dinh Club is making efforts to help this foreign player complete the process of obtaining citizenship and join the Vietnamese national team./.