Ho Chi Minh City Club is the team that has strengthened its force the most in the transfer period in the mid-CS V.League 2020 season. They brought to Thong Nhat Stadium the famous striker duo of Costa Rica, Jose Gu Gu Gu Ortiz and Ariel Rodriguez.
The cost of salaries and transfers for the two players is very high compared to the level of V.League foreign players. ESPN and Costa Rica have revealed a lot of information about these two transfers. Striker Jose Guillermo Ortiz was loaned to Ho Chi Minh City by Herediano club for 6 months. If the Thong Nhat Stadium team activates the buy-in clause, they will have to spend about 650,000 USD (more than 15 billion VND).
Jose Guillermo Ortiz was loaned out for 6 months with a option to buy at a loss. Every time we send players abroad, we always have to make sure that it will bring great profits to both sides, Herediano President Juan Carlos Retana told ESPN.
The strategy of lending players to make a profit was thoroughly implemented by Herediano under Jose Ortiz. The striker signed for Costa Rica in 2017. He was then loaned to DC United (USA) and Millonarios (colombia). After not reaching a longer-term relationship agreement with Millonarios, Jose Ortiz decided to move to Ho Chi Minh City.
In the case of striker Ariel Rodriguez, Ho Chi Minh City has bought a gap from Deportivo Saprissa. The striker born in 1989 signed a contract for 1.5 years. The transfer and salary costs for this veteran are huge, because the market price is 275,000 euros (more than 7.5 billion VND).
According to Crhoy.com (Costa Rica), the negotiation process between Ho Chi Minh City and the striker duo Costa Rica was very complicated, lasting for a long time while the two strikers were quarantined after entering Vietnam. According to this page, the two Costa Rica strikers will only receive 50% of their salary in the event that V.League 2019 is canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
