Is the foreign player deal in Song Lam Nghe An hanging by a thread?

After the Jhon Cley deal failed, Song Lam Nghe An's target is Raphael Success of Hanoi Police Club.

However, on the morning of October 25, on the homepage of the police team, a picture appeared of the Nigerian midfielder and his teammates going to the airport to travel to Pleiku, preparing for the match with Hoang Anh Gia Lai.

This shows that Raphael Success will definitely not be able to join Song Lam Nghe An's squad for the match of round 2 of V.League 2023/2024 with Hong Linh Ha Tinh.

Thus, the Nghe An team will enter the second match of the National Championship while still playing with only 2 foreign players.

However, the biggest concern for Nghe An fans is whether Song Lam Nghe An will be able to add foreign players in time, when according to the regulations of V.League 2023/2024, teams must finalize foreign players at least 24 hours before round 3 takes place.

Song Lam Nghe An is really in a "precarious" situation, because with the current financial situation, the Vinh team can hardly meet the desire to have bonuses for players when the team wins a match. That is also a barrier that prevents any foreign players from wanting to come to Song Lam Nghe An to compete.

Currently, Song Lam Nghe An Club is actively negotiating with Hanoi Police to resolve the above-mentioned bottleneck. Hopefully, the Vinh Stadium team will soon have foreign players to be able to stand firm in a fierce football tournament like V.League.

Raphael Success is a winger, but when needed, he can also be pushed up to play as a wide forward. The Nigerian player born in 1998 is a left winger and is highly regarded for his speed and individual technique. He started his career playing for his hometown club NAF Rockets FC.

Notably, Raphael Success was the top scorer in the Myanmar national championship while playing for Ayeyawady United with 16 goals in the 2020 season. He then moved to top Myanmar team Shan United before being brought in by Police Tero in June 2021.

Despite high expectations, Raphael Success did not play very successfully in Thailand. Failing in the Police Tero shirt, the Nigerian striker was sent to Kasetsart FC on loan but did not leave much of an impression. After 2 years in Thailand, Raphael Success became a free agent and then joined the Hanoi Police Club.

If Success returns to Song Lam Nghe An, the question is where the coaching staff will arrange this player to play so as not to step on the main striker Olaha. Because both of them have the advantage of playing on the wing, this problem will bring a big headache to coach Phan Nhu Thuat./.