Refusing FLC Thanh Hoa, midfielder Phi Son follows Cong Vinh

(Baonghean.vn) - After refusing SLNA's offer, midfielder Tran Phi Son will join Ho Chi Minh City Club, the team where Le Cong Vinh is currently the Acting President.

After failing to reach a final agreement with his hometown team SLNA, midfielder Tran Phi Son received many offers, including from ambitious clubs such as FLC Thanh Hoa, Quang Nam or Ho Chi Minh City Club.

Midfielder Tran Phi Son has decided on his new destination. Photo courtesy

According to Nghe An Newspaper’s own information, the Thanh team failed to recruit Phi Son. Even though the FLC Thanh Hoa leadership rolled out the red carpet to welcome the midfielder born in 1992 with a generous transfer fee, with a signing bonus of over 2 billion VND/year.

As of today, December 14, midfielder Tran Phi Son said: "I have reached a preliminary agreement to join Ho Chi Minh City from next season. Basically, the terms of the contract have been agreed upon by both sides. After a few more days of rest, I will fly to Ho Chi Minh City. When everything is official, everyone will know the exact information" - the player from Ha Tinh shared with Nghe An Newspaper reporter.

Chairman Le Cong Vinh has not yet confirmed the successful recruitment of Phi Son and the signing bonus for this contract has not been disclosed. However, if he joins Ho Chi Minh City Club, Phi Son will certainly receive a huge signing bonus, about over 2.5 billion VND/season.

In the 2017 season, Phi Son showed the best performance of his career. Coach Toshiya Miura's favorite student in the national team's shirt, directly scored 7 goals for SLNA in the V.League and made a series of assists for the team. He was the leader in the Nghe An team's National Cup championship achievement.

Because of his brilliant and convincing performance in SLNA's shirt, Phi Son's absence from the national team caused coach Mai Duc Chung and coach Park Hang Seo to receive a lot of criticism from fans.

At Ho Chi Minh City Club at this time, besides Acting President Le Cong Vinh, this team also has Dinh Luat, Van Hoan, Hong Viet, Quang Nam... who are players from Nghe An. The presence of Phi Son or especially Coach Toshiya Miura will be an affirmation of Ho Chi Minh City Club's ambition to be crowned king in the 2018 season./.

Trung Kien