Even though he still has 1 year left on his contract with SLNA, when the Nghe An team advocates rejuvenating the squad for the 2023/2024 season, Que Ngoc Hai was given the “green light” to leave. There were quite a few teams that wanted to recruit Que Ngoc Hai, but in the end this defender chose B.Binh Duong as his destination. Of course, to get the services of Que Ngoc Hai, B.Binh Duong had to spend a large amount of money on a 2-season contract with the Nghe An player.
Que Ngoc Hai joined B.Binh Duong with a 2-year contract, the compensation is said to be 6 billion VND/year. Photo: Binh Duong FC.
It is known that Que Ngoc Hai joined B.Binh Duong with a 2-year contract, a salary of 6 billion VND/year, and a salary of more than 100 million VND/month. The midfielder born in 1993 will receive a full lump sum in the first 2 years of the signed contract. That also means Hai Que can receive 12 billion VND immediately after becoming a member of the home team of Go Dau Stadium. This is an unprecedented fee, salary and terms for a player in the history of Vietnamese football.
This number met Que Ngoc Hai’s expectations when he accepted to play away from home again, instead of joining at the invitation of Hong Linh Ha Tinh. Coach Le Huynh Duc hopes that the presence of Que Ngoc Hai combined with Janclesio Almeida – a 1m90 tall Brazilian midfielder who played very well for Hong Linh Ha Tinh last season, will create a pair of central defenders “in dream” for the Thu Thu football team, thereby helping them compete for the V.League championship.
How did Que Ngoc Hai perform in the B.Binh Duong shirt?
In fact, through 8 rounds of V.League 2023/2024, B.Binh Duong played well, won 5, drew 1 and lost 2, scored 10 goals and conceded 7, had 16 points, ranked 3rd on the rankings, equal to points with the 2nd ranked team Dong A Thanh Hoa and 3 points behind the leading team Nam Dinh Green Steel. However, in that series of impressive matches, Que Ngoc Hai’s impression was not much.
Que Ngoc Hai has not yet contributed much to B.Binh Duong. Photo: Binh Duong FC.
Because of problems related to injury and fitness, Que Ngoc Hai has only appeared in 3 matches for B.Binh Duong. In these 3 matches, the Thu football team won 1, drew 1 and lost 1. In the last 3 matches, he was not registered to play. In the coming time, even if he fully recovers, Que Ngoc Hai will still face many difficulties in finding his official position again when the midfielder pair Tran Dinh Khuong and Janclesio Almeida are playing quite stably.
Sharing about Que Ngoc Hai’s absence at Binh Duong due to injury, coach Le Huynh Duc did not seem too worried: “Que Ngoc Hai was injured during training, we are very sorry. However, there was previous preparation. Que Ngoc Hai returned to Binh Duong to play 1-2 matches but was injured again. Therefore, Tran Dinh Khuong and Janclesio played many matches together. When Que Ngoc Hai was missing, we could assemble. Okay”.
Currently, Que Ngoc Hai is focusing with the Vietnam national team to prepare for the 2024 Asian Cup finals. However, the possibility of him and coach Troussier attending the tournament is not high. According to the team doctor, Que Ngoc Hai will hardly recover in time for the opening match against Japan on January 14, 2024. However, coach Troussier still decided to “wait” for this midfielder.
