‘I recommend Cong Phuong to Leganes’, Singaporean senior player says

There has been rumor that Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai is set to visit Spain for training in Deportivo Alave. However, Quang Hai is not the only player to train in La Liga.

Sasi Kumar, answering Vietnamese press, said Leganes desires to develop to ASEAN zone, by recruiting players from here, he said he present Cong Phuong to them.

Sasi Kumar said “European clubs rarely send their scouts to ASEAN. Leaganes contacted me for some advice on recruiting players in this region. I thought, Cong Phuong is the best player of Vietnam, so I recommend him”.

Leganes is performing impressively in La Liga season 2018-2019, ranked 9th with 45 points in the rankings. Even more, this squad are from outskirt of Madrid, used to thrash Barcelona in the first leg and surrender Real Madrid in Copa Del Rey. recently, Leganes won an away game over Sevillia 3-0.

Cong Phuong and Quang Hai are two names contributing largely on Vietnam success. However, they have different direction in club level.

Cong Phuong represents Incheon, signed a year contract, made official appearance after 1 month, yet not much chance is given to him since he is isolated. However, he sits on bench recently and even can’t register to play.

Quang Hai, however, came back and was ensemble.  Quang Hai assisted 2 goals for Hanoi in Naga World match and delivered good dribbling skills. He was voted to be 1 of the 5 best players in round 5 AFC Cup 2019.