1m90 tall Vietnamese-American central defender officially joins V-League; Liverpool successfully recruits Chiesa at a surprisingly low price

Liverpool successfully recruited Chiesa at a surprisingly low price

Liverpool have agreed to pay Juventus £10m in advance to sign Italian winger Federico Chiesa.

Federico Chiesa will fly to England on August 28 for a medical, before signing a four-year contract with Liverpool.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano said that a personal agreement between Chiesa and Liverpool has been agreed by both parties.

The Merseyside club will pay an initial fee of £10m, plus £2.5m in add-ons.

Excited about arriving at Anfield, Chiesa said: "I am very happy. I am looking forward to becoming a Liverpool player. I also want to thank Juventus and the fans. They always have special feelings for me."

1m90 tall Vietnamese-American central defender officially joins V.League

On August 28, Ho Chi Minh City Club announced that center back Zan Nguyen had completed all procedures to join the team with a 3-season contract.

Zan Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American player, born in 2006. He is one of two overseas Vietnamese players who tried out for Ho Chi Minh City Club recently and was selected.

Although only 18 years old, the former Medomak Valley High School football player is 1m90 tall. His good physique always gives Zan an advantage in aerial battles.

With Vietnamese and American blood, Zan Nguyen is expected to be the next overseas Vietnamese player to shine in the V-League and further, possibly join the Vietnam national team to contribute to the homeland's flag.

According to Ho Chi Minh City Club, Zan Nguyen will wear the number 5 shirt in the 2024/25 season, possibly playing alongside another Vietnamese-American player who has made a name for himself, Adriano Schmidt.

AFF adjusts the time to organize the AFF Cup 2024

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Council has officially approved the proposal of the AFF Competition Committee on adjusting the organization time of the ASEAN Football Championship (AFF) - Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024.

Accordingly, the group stage matches will start from December 8, 2024 instead of November 23, 2024 as originally scheduled. The semi-finals will take place on December 26, 27, 29 and 30, 2024, respectively, in the home-away format. The first and second leg finals of the tournament will be held on January 2 and January 5, 2025.

The qualifying matches will still take place on October 8 and October 15 between Brunei and Timor Leste. The overall winner will be placed in Group A, which includes Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Cambodia. Group B will feature Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar and Laos.

As part of the preparation plan for the Southeast Asian Championship - Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024, the Vietnam National Team will gather again on August 30, with 26 players called up during the FIFA Days in September 2024. During this gathering, Coach Kim Sang Sik and his team will be tested at the international friendly tournament LPBank Cup 2024 with the participation of two quality guest teams, the Russian Team and the Thai Team.

The LPBank Cup 2024 will take place from September 5 to September 10, 2024 at My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi. Tickets for the matches are issued on the VINID application.

Former Hoang Anh Gia Lai striker has an unexpected destination

Closing the first leg of V.League 2023/2024, Hoang Anh Gia Lai decided to return Jhon Cley to Hanoi Police Club because this player is no longer in the mountain town team's usage plan in the new season.

Despite scoring 11 goals in the previous season and contributing greatly to the 2023 V-League championship of the Public Security team, Jhon Cley was loaned to Hoang Anh Gia Lai when the 2023/2024 V.League passed the second round.

At Mr. Duc's team, the 29-year-old Brazilian striker could not integrate with the mountain town team when he only scored 1 goal in 7 matches and was returned to his home team.

Returning to Hanoi Police Club, Jhon Cley was not registered to play and had to "sit around and eat" in the second leg of V.League 2023/2024 and recently decided to leave Vietnam, joining Bekasi City Club, in Indonesia's Liga 2.

Jhon Cley is the third new player of the Indonesian team in this transfer period. Previously, the Indonesian team recruited Brazilian duo Renan Alves and Mosquito.

Marciel, born in 1995, is 1.94m tall and is valued at 350,000 Euros on Transfermarkt and plays as an attacking midfielder./.