Farmer Monk Decamps
27 year-old Bunnies fullback
Xue Kangfang left for Spanish IV.1 club flo.fc this afternoon, after receiving a round S$10 million offer from their Swiss boss Mario Unholz, who was looking for a replacement for their departed Russian defender Andrey Kuzminskiy. Unholz would make over S$2 million net on the effective exchange, with the Thai former youth international accepting personal terms after brief consideration.
Xue cited the club's sale of Agyei and Nguyễn as major factors encouraging his departure. "When Richard left, it was evident that this project was at an end." he explained. "Not that I minded seeing it through, but Kostadinović informed us that since the club would be starting anew, not much could be hoped for on the trophy front, and we should leave if that mattered. So I did."
Left unsaid was Xue's weekly salary of just over S$70,000, which had to count towards the head coach's encouragement to an extent. Still, with Xue having been a fixture in the defence for some five seasons, many fans were still sad to see the shaven-headed "
Bald Monk" leave. "Here's to hoping he finds enlightenment at his next destination." one quipped on the club forums.