The Ho Chi Minh City Club has planned to increase its strength and upgrade its squad when football returns after the COVID-19 pandemic. This team is currently negotiating to bring in the son of former Brazilian national team player Rivaldo, a source from Siam Sports (Thailand) said today, May 4.
Riavaldinho was born in 1995, playing as a striker. He is playing for FC Viitorul in Romania and is valued at 800,000 euros (nearly 20.5 billion VND). According to football broker Traisit Thongdang, Ho Chi Minh City has conducted the first negotiations to bring son Rivaldo to play alongside Cong Phuong. His contract with the Romania team is valid until June 2021, so if he wants the services of Brazilian players, Ho Chi Minh City will spend a large amount of money.
Rivaldinho is a typical striker. In the 2019/2020 season, he played 18 matches, scored 7 goals and had 4 assists for the Romania club. Compared to his famous father, Rivaldinho's talent is not as good, but compared to the V.League level, it still promises to become a "blockbuster" contract.
Ho Chi Minh City's recruitment of Rivaldo's son is even more reasonable, because Traisit Thongdang also helped the Thong Nhat Stadium team sign a contract with midfielder Alexandre de Lima last February.
According to Siam Sports, Rivaldinho's salary is not a big problem for Ho Chi Minh City. The problem is the attractiveness, competitiveness and environment in V.League. In addition, through Rivaldo, the home team agreed to want Rivaldo to appear at the boy's debut ceremony if the contract is approved.
According to VPF's announcement, from June 23 to July 20, V.League teams have the right to register to replace foreign players. If everything goes well, Ho Chi Minh City can completely own Rivaldinho after more than 1 month, to stand side by side with Cong Phuong in attack.
Lao Dong has contacted Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City team Nguyen Huu Thang to ask about this deal but has not yet responded. Meanwhile, Chairman Vu Tien Thanh said the team has not had any contact with Rivaldinho.
Rivaldo is a former Brazilian player, born in 1972. He was with the Brazilian team that won the 2022 World Cup and Copa America 1999. In the club shirt, Rivaldo is very famous for wearing the Barcelona shirt, winning the Spanish championship twice with the team. Thanks to his excellent performance with Barca, he received the title of QBV of Europe and the world in 1999. In addition, Rivaldo has also won a series of other noble titles, typically the UEFA Champions League with AC Milan in 2003.
