On February 22, V.League teams had to finalize the list of players registered for VPF. Therefore, the Ho Chi Minh City team decided to speed up negotiations with midfielder Lee Nguyen. Accordingly, they agreed to spend a large amount of money to get his service for the next 2 years.
"We agree with the figure of 1 million USD for Lee Nguyen. The team is working with all parties to quickly finalize this deal," said a leader of the Ho Chi Minh City club.
1 million USD is the condition that midfielder Lee Nguyen gave Ho Chi Minh City, if he wanted him to join the army. Previously, the figure that the V.League 2019 runner-up planned to spend was only about 800 to 850,000 USD.
Lee Nguyen's monetary conditions have been met. However, there are still many other issues that need to be negotiated between the parties to reach an agreement. For example, the transfer fee to buy back the contract of this overseas Vietnamese player from Inter Miami is about 600,000 USD.
The information that Ho Chi Minh City will move Lee Nguyen is also true at the Inter Miami stage, the team he is leading to accelerate in the transfer market. They brought in a series of new midfielders, directly affecting the opportunity to play of this overseas Vietnamese player.
Inter Miami's signing of Rodolfo Pizzaro could have a big impact on Lee Nguyen's chances and playing time in 2020, commented MLS Soccer. In addition to Pizzaro, Inter Miami also completed the loan contract of midfielder Agustin Almendra (Argentina) from Boca Junior. In addition, the team owned by Beckham also targets another attacking player, Roger Martinez.
All three players are young and talented, competing directly for positions with Lee Nguyen. Therefore, the possibility of this overseas Vietnamese player returning home to play in the V.League is higher than ever, especially this year Lee Nguyen is 34 years old.
