Indonesian football makes shocking decision about AFF Cup 2024; Hanoi FC targets 23 billion VND striker

Indonesian football makes shocking decision about AFF Cup 2024

According to the Indonesian media, the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) has decided to use the U23 team that won the 2023 SEA Games to compete in the 2024 AFF Cup, a tournament in which they are in the same group as the Vietnamese team.

Thus, it is likely that the Indonesian team will have the youngest squad in the AFF Cup 2024, because the country's U23 team won the SEA Games with many players in the U21 age group.

The surprising decision of the Indonesian Football Federation comes from the fact that the AFF Cup takes place at the same time as the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia, a tournament in which the Indonesian national team competes and has high expectations.

At the AFF Cup 2024, the Indonesian team is in Group B with Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos and Myanmar and is determined to win this tournament after many years of waiting.

The AFF Cup 2024 will take place from November 23 to December 21, 2024. 10 teams will be divided into two groups, 5 teams will play a round robin, each team will play 2 home matches, 2 away matches. At the end of the group stage, the top 2 teams in each group will compete in the semi-finals. From the semi-finals onwards, the teams will compete in a home and away format.

La Liga top scorer arrives in Serie A

Artem Dovbyk was welcomed by AS Roma fans when he arrived at the airport in Rome (Italy) on August 1.

Gazetta said Dovbyk will become a Roma player after completing a medical. AS Roma agreed to spend more than 32 million euros to convince Girona to sell the Ukrainian striker.

Artem Dovbyk's agent, Alex Lundovsky, even announced on his personal page that the 2023/2024 La Liga top scorer will play for Roma next season.

Lundovsky himself revealed that Atletico Madrid were not enthusiastic about pursuing the Ukrainian striker, leading to him and his client having to switch to Roma.

Lundovsky revealed that "Atlético Madrid's offer was significantly lower financially than other teams". According to Marca, Atletico Madrid only offered less than 25 million euros for Dovbyk.

The 2023/2024 La Liga top scorer has a 40 million euro release clause in his contract with the Catalan club. On the contrary, Roma, despite losing to Atletico in terms of football status in recent years, has been generous in the Dovbyk case.

The Eastern European star is expected to sign a 5-year contract with the Italian capital team (until June 2029), and will wear the number 9 shirt at Roma.

Hanoi FC Club targets 23 billion VND striker

According to reputable sources, Hanoi FC is considering recruiting Augustine Kwem - a foreign player from Nigeria with a very impressive CV.

This 26-year-old striker is 1m87 tall and has played for top teams in the South African national championship such as Chippa United, TS Galaxy FC, and AmaZulu FC.

On Transfermarkt, Augustine Kwem is currently valued at around 850,000 euros (23.2 billion VND). That means if he plays for the capital team, this striker will become one of the players with the highest transfer value in V-League.

Overseas Vietnamese defender receives huge signing bonus in V-League

Hanoi Police Club is said to have signed a 2-year contract with a signing bonus of 10 billion VND/season with Jason Pendant Quang Vinh.

After ending his contract with Quevilly Rouen Club, Vietnamese-French defender Jason Pendant Quang Vinh became a free player and many rich teams in V-League wanted to recruit him.

According to a reputable source, Hanoi Police Club has signed a 2-year contract with a signing bonus of 10 billion VND/season with Jason Pendant Quang Vinh.

Jason Pendant Quang Vinh is 27 years old this year, having played 6 seasons with a total of 121 matches in Ligue 2 for 2 clubs Sochaux and Quevilly Rouen.

Jason Pendant Quang Vinh's best position is left-back but he can also play well as a winger or center-back with his strengths being speed and endurance.

On the international transfer site Transfermarkt, Jason Pendant Quang Vinh is valued at 500,000 euros (about 13.3 billion VND). In the past, this player was once valued at up to 900,000 euros.

Jason Pendant Quang Vinh played 18 matches for the French U16 and U18 teams. This defender was the captain of the French U16 team and played alongside many familiar names such as Allan Saint-Maximin and Jean-Kévin Augustin./.