Reporter Lu Mi reports According to the latest information of this newspaper, the tripartite negotiations between Yunnan Yukun and Hou Yongyong and the player's current Lanheim club are nearing the end, and Lanheim has accepted the transfer fee offer submitted by Yukun, just waiting for Yukun and Hou Yongyong to finalize the contract details. If all goes well, Hou Yongyong will go to Yuxi after the national team's winter training.
Previously, there was news that Hou Yongyong and Wu Shaocong, a foreign player who was also selected for the national team, may return to play in the Chinese Super League in this winter transfer window. It wasn't until recently that the answer finally emerged.
As the first promotion horse in the Chinese Super League, Yunnan Yukun started the recruitment work very early this winter, at present, the domestic player's recruitment framework is basically completed, only one front-court attacker is missing, so Yukun has been looking for the right candidate. With Hou Yongyong appearing in the new batch of national team training lists, and expressing the idea of returning to China to play football through multiple channels, he also entered the selection range of Yunnan Yukun.
Hou Yongyong, who previously played for Beijing Guoan in the Chinese Super League, is of Norwegian and Chinese descent, and after returning to Norway after leaving the Chinese Super League, he still retains his Chinese nationality. Last season, he played for Lanheim in the Norwegian First Division, where he won the league top scorer and best player award with 19 goals and eight assists. Because of his outstanding performance in the front line, he was finally selected in the new national football training list, and began to participate in winter training in Haikou on the 9th of this month.
Hou Yongyong's performance in the Norwegian League and the momentum of being selected for the national football team have made many Chinese Super League clubs take the initiative to offer. Hou Yongyong is also very open to returning to play in China. In an interview with the national football team, he said: "It is difficult to compare (the level of the two leagues) as a whole, and I feel that the competition of the Chinese Super League may be stronger." At the time, he revealed that he was also on the radar of a top-flight team and "see what happens next." ”
In addition to receiving attention in the Chinese Super League, Hou Yongyong's parent team, Norwegian giants Rosenborg, is also interested in Hou Yongyong. It's just that relatively speaking, the offer of the Chinese Super League team is more attractive for both Lanheim and Hou Yongyong himself.Hou Yongyong still has a one-year contract with Lanheim FC, and he wants to join the Chinese Super League club, so one of the conditions is that Lanheim FC will receive a transfer fee. Other Chinese Super League clubs interested in Hou Yongyong have a certain gap between the asking price of the transfer fee and the other club's asking price, while Yunnan Yukun's offer is more competitive, so it has a head start.
The two sides have been in contact for a long time and have gone through several rounds of negotiations, Hou Yongyong's Norwegian heritage and outstanding performance in the Norwegian league are important reasons why Yukun head coach Anderson wants to bring him in. It is understood that Yunnan Yukun provided Hou Yongyong with a "3+1" contract, because of his status as an active international player, the salary he was given was also good.At present, the tripartite negotiations between Yunnan Yukun and Hou Yongyong and the player's current Lanheim club are nearing completion, and Lanheim has accepted the transfer fee offer submitted by Yukun, leaving Yunnan Yukun and Hou Yongyong to finalize the specific contract details. If all goes well, Hou Yongyong will go to Yuxi after the national team's winter training.
Yunnan Yukun, as this year's Chinese Super League promotion horse, has made a lot of efforts to bring in reinforcements, and Hou Yongyong signed as a domestic aid, which is a great reinforcement on the offensive end. On the other hand, Oscar, who started the naturalization process, is still advancing as planned, and if the procedures can be completed before the deadline for registration in the Chinese Super League, Oscar will not occupy Yukun's foreign aid quota, and the thickness of the team's squad will also be greatly enhanced.
In terms of foreign aid, Yukun's personnel introduction has encountered some minor troubles. After completing the termination of the contract with last season's two foreign players, Mushekwe and Rabuyad, Yukun needs to bring in four foreign players for the new season. The club previously officially announced the signing of the Portuguese midfielder, and he has arrived in Thailand to participate in the team's joint training after successfully completing the medical examination, but the introduction of foreign players in other positions has not been as smooth as planned, and many clubs have not been able to reach an agreement for various reasons.
Although there have been some twists and turns, but the Yukun club has also made a plan in advance, in recent times, the club has accelerated the pace of recruitment and negotiation rhythm, including a Spanish central defender, the other three positions of foreign aid basically locked in the candidates, negotiations have entered the final stage, and strive to complete all the recruitment work before the Spring Festival, so that the team with a complete lineup into the final stage of preparation.