For A Song
17 year-old Chicken Wings wing star Song Jia De recorded one of their largest youth transfers in recent times, as he fetched S$106000 from Iranian IV.37 side sepahan esfahan fc. The current V.77 champions fended off heavy interest from Tehran V.75 club Esteghlal Ghazvin, with FC Old Nee `04 (Dutch Division Six), Inter de Menongue (Angolan Division Three) and Al-Mustansiriya University of Football (Iraqi Division Four) having also registered official interest.
Wings scout Lim Hock Puay described Song as one of the Wings' best natural attacking fullbacks in years, although the teenager has by his own admission stated a preference to be an out-an-out winger. "Honestly, with those dribbling skills, it might be a bit of a waste to keep him back." Lim agreed. "But the other way would waste his excellent defending too. Decisions, decisions!"
What Lim had no qualms about, was Song asking for a move two days after becoming eligible. "It would have been a total waste for us to keep him in the academy or the reserves. His parents did express some worries about playing in Iran, but it looks like the situation's stabilized over there."
