Buriram United to buy a new midfielder, Xuan Truong to lost the place

Recently, Buriram United has decided to sign midfielder Kevin Ingreso from Ceres Negros, which makes Luong Xuan Truong’s stand in Božidar Bandović's squad being shaken.

Thai League 2019 has officially underwent 14 rounds and closed the first leg, this time the mid-season transfer market has also opened for teams to scout and add to their troop quality players.

Luong Xuan Truong's Buriram United is leading the ranking with 29 points, scoring 24 goals, yet perhaps coach Božidar Bandović is still not too happy about the offensive line of the Thunder Castle.

That's why he asked the board to bring back Brazilian striker Bruno Mezenga to replace Modibo Maiga, Buriram United recently got a new debutant Kevin Ingreso.

Kevin Ingreso, 26, is a Filipino player with a European background (German), who used to play for Hamburger SV in 2007-2012, then returned to his home country to serve Ceres. Negros before agreeing to transfer to Buriram United for the past few days.

Kevin Ingreso played well in the center of midfield, despite his short, the ability to dispute and think smart are this player’s talent. The presence of Kevin Ingreso is also a serious alert to the position of Vietnam midfielder Luong Xuan Truong

From the beginning of the season, Xuan Truong has only 6 appearances in Thai League, 4 caps and has a goal from the free kick, yet he is still the third choice after Jakkaphan Kaewprom and Hajime Hosogai.

With the presence of Kevin Ingreso, the competition in Buriram United's midfield is expected to be even more intense and fierce, Xuan Truong will have to improve two factors of dispute and support his defense if he does’t want to be left on the bench.