Hai Phong Club recently broke up with the top scorer Lucao and defender Dang Van Toi. In the opposite direction, the Lach Tray yard team is likely to recruit a quality foreigner to replace.
Lucao, one of the three top scorers of V.League 2024/25, said goodbye to Hai Phong Club. The striker scored 14 goals for the Port land team that arrived at the public. This is the first deal that the soldier's shirt team brought in in the transfer market towards V.League 2025/26.
It is known that coach Velizar Popov has reached the leadership of the soldier's shirt about recruiting Lucao. The Bulgarian strategist wants to develop the depth of the squad, towards the possibility that Viettel can play in the next 3 fronts, including V.League, the National Cup and the Southeast Asian Club Championship.
In addition to goalscoring, Lucao can also create for his teammates. In the last 2 seasons, the striker had 8 passes into a table, besides 16 goals to the opponent's net. In the immediate future, Lucao can share the responsibility of scoring with Pedro Henrique, the player has also scored 13 goals this season. Viettel Club also has the policy of keeping Wesley Nata, the midfielder is highly appreciated by experts when playing for the soldier team.
Meanwhile, the Hai Phong Club broke up with Van to before saying goodbye to Lucao. This team is urgently looking for alternatives. The intention to recruit Rimario is not feasible when this striker prioritizes Thanh Hoa until now.
However, Hai Phong Club is likely to recruit another quality foreign soldier. This deal temporarily has not been announced, when the Lach Tray team is still in the negotiation process. According to Bongdaplus source, this foreigner has the advantage in the ability to create and have had time to play in the V.League.