Reporter Bing Bing reports that Argentine Vargas, who joined up with Wu Lei last summer, has disappeared from the main squad this season because of the seaport coach. In a recent interview with the Argentine radio station DSPortsradio, he said that he wants to leave the Superliga and wants Ye to return to his roots, to his parent team Sarsfield.
Last summer, Seaport signed Vargas from Spaniards for 4 million euros, replicating the "Wu Ba Tongcheng". As the main winger, Vargas has played well, with 1 goal and 10 assists in 18 Super League matches, including hat-tricks of assists for Yatai and Meizhou.
In the new season, Harbour changed coaches, and Spain's Javier initially gave Vargas major chances, but in the first six rounds he made four out of five starts, but not a single full game and only one assist, and in the sixth round, against Manatee, after being replaced, he clashed with Javier, who even tried to rush up and hit him.
After the game, Javier said that he said at halftime that every player should do their own thing, "I'll adjust through substitutions and keep the offense going." In other words, he gave any player a heads up so Vargas' behavior would not be tolerated.
Later, Vargas was suspended and missed the away game against Zhejiang, "We decided to let him calm down and reflect for a week", Javier said.
Later, Vargas apologized to Javier, who accepted, "I hope he corrects his mistake and shows the level he deserves, he's a good player on the pitch and shows what he deserves."
Javier added that he is the head coach and all decisions are made for the good of the team. "I'm not here to please people. As coaches and players, we are both professionals, so we should respect each other. Of course, the premise is the interest of the team."
In the away game against Meizhou, Vargas rejoined the list but had to sit on the bench until the 76th minute when he came on for Caron, and two minutes later he got a chance but didn't pass to Wu Lei but he shot - perhaps, he was out to prove himself but such a choice, in Javier's opinion, might have been unjustified.
In the harbor, Javier is very strong. Although the club has five foreigners, the absolute main player is only Oscar, and the others only depend on training attitude and form. Therefore, most of the time, he prefers to use domestic players.
Vargas is very unhappy with the current situation. He said that he has lost his starting position and even his playing time has become a problem due to the coach's problems.
Much like his loan spell with the Spaniards in the Turkish Super League, Vargas says he experienced a completely different culture. He feels better about his short trip to Turkey, "It was a great experience, I saw a lot of new things." He also mentioned his life in China, "There are a lot of adventures here, you don't need cash or a wallet, everything can be solved with your cell phone." Vargas also touched on other topics, including the fact that he still has a lot of work to do on his own, "If a person has faith, he can change a lot of things."
Of course, the question naturally centers on Vargas' future given the diminishing playing time in the Premier League. He says it is his dream to return to his parent team, Sarsfield, but nothing is up to him.
Vargas currently has a year and a half left on his contract with Harbour. Sarsfield will now have to pay a lot to welcome him, "Boca or River Plate?" If they don't invite me, I won't go. If I go back, I'll go back, that's the most important thing. I'm not going back to Sarsfield for the money, but the current situation at Sarsfield worries me." After 23 rounds of A-League matches, Sarsfield sit in 21st place, which is completely out of step with the capital's top five giants.
However, Pakistani media outlet MercadodaBola says that Brazilian giants Gremio are interested in Vargas and have asked his agent. Gremio would like to get him this summer if the salary is right, but if Hong Kong demand a higher transfer fee, Gremio should not be able to afford it. Gremio's financial situation is not ideal, and even if Vargas joins, he will lower his salary. The Brazilian department has been interested in Vargas in recent years and almost joined Flamengo in 2021.
