Duc Chien is a sought-after Vietnamese player - Photo: NGOC LE
"Right after Duc Chien returned from the national team, the Board of Directors met and discussed directly. However, Duc Chien announced that he would not sign a new contract with the club.
At the same time, Chien also did not ensure the quality of the next training sessions to prepare for the remaining matches of the season," the The Cong - Viettel Club informed.
The army team confirmed that Duc Chien proactively informed head coach Velizar Popov that he was not physically fit and could not play in the match against Hanoi Club (round 25 of V-League 2024 - 2025) in the context that the team was very short of players.
"The desire to win is always in us and only those who want to leave the club would say otherwise," The Cong - Viettel emphasized.
Previously, Duc Chien posted a status on social media with the implication of blaming The Cong - Viettel Club and the player also shared with the media channels the news about the club terminating his contract 2 months early, having to pay billions of dong to free himself.
The army team affirmed its stance of focusing on training and developing the next generation so as not to be affected by changes in player values.
"What is the real value of a player? With that value, can we buy better foreign players or will we create conditions for young players to show their abilities?", The Cong - Viettel said.
"We determined in advance that the players we trained would become the target of other clubs. With the support of the Group's leaders, we also created the best conditions for Duc Chien to stay, even offering an attractive negotiation with Duc Chien, but the two sides could not find a common voice.
The transfer market of Vietnamese football is quite complicated, but we will always pursue our views and philosophy. We always believe and hope that professional football will always need a professional way of behaving," the army team said.
Duc Chien grew up from the youth training center of The Cong - Viettel and has been one of the pillars of this team in recent times. He has also been called up many times and contributed to the Vietnam national team.
Saying goodbye to The Cong - Viettel, Duc Chien is said to be about to join Phu Dong Ninh Binh Club - the team that just won the First Division championship and won the right to play in V-League 2025-2026.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/the-cong-viettel-len-tieng-vu-duc-chien-hon-doi-20250702085119927.htm
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