Malaysia coach wants to break the 10-year streak of not winning against Vietnam; Xuan Son gives good news to coach Kim Sang-sik

Matheus Cunha's new salary at MU revealed

As soon as he signed a 5-year contract with MU, Matheus Cunha became one of the highest-paid players at Old Trafford.

The Brazilian striker joined the Red Devils for a transfer fee of £62.5 million from Wolves.

Matheus Cunha has signed a five-year contract, with the option of a further 12 months. According to the Telegraph, the 26-year-old's salary has also been significantly increased.

When he played for Wolves, Cunha received a salary of 120,000 pounds/week. At Old Trafford, his salary increased to 200,000 pounds/week.

That means Cunha's salary is equivalent to what Antony received from MU, but less than some other stars like Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford or Mason Mount.

Xuan Son gives good news to coach Kim Sang-sik

On June 2, on the homepage of Nam Dinh Green Steel Club, a series of photos of striker Nguyen Xuan Son returning to the training ground with Nam Dinh Green Steel Club were posted. It can be seen that the player born in 1997 is recovering very well. He was able to practice with the ball again and run with his teammates.

Under the post, Xuan Son received many wishes and encouragement from fans, friends and colleagues. In response to everyone's love, Xuan Son said: "Thank you everyone for sending messages of encouragement."

This is very good news for Nam Dinh Green Steel Club as well as the Vietnam national team.Coach Kim Sang-sikAccordingly, if he continues to maintain such active recovery training, Xuan Son will likely be able to return to football next September.

Xuan Son previously suffered a serious injury in the second leg of the 2024 AFF Cup final. After surgery, the player has undergone many stages of rehabilitation. If his recovery is on schedule, Xuan Son will be able to play in the match against Nepal in the third round of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers in October 2025 and return in the early stages of the 2025/2026 V-League.

Malaysia coach wants to break 10-year streak of not winning against Vietnam

"Malaysia has not been defeated yet. Vietnam teamfor more than 10 years. It's been more than a decade, and this is the time we want to turn things around and make a change," coach Peter Cklamovski said on the sidelines of the Malaysian team's training session on the afternoon of June 2. The last time the Vietnamese team lost to Malaysia was the second leg of the AFF Cup 2014 semi-final.

Since then, in all the matches at the AFF Cup (now ASEAN Cup) and the Asian World Cup qualifiers, the team nicknamed Harimau Malaya has only drawn or lost. Notably, under coach Park Hang Seo, the Vietnamese team defeated Malaysia in the 2018 AFF Cup final to win the regional championship for the second time in history.

The Malaysian team is preparing very carefully for the upcoming match against Vietnam. Coach Peter Cklamovski called up the players very early. While the Vietnamese team did not play any friendly matches, Malaysia played two matches against Cape Verde during the training camp this June. They drew 1-1 with the African team ranked 72nd in the world on May 29 and are preparing for the second match tomorrow.

The Malaysian national team was so focused on the match against Vietnam that they did not allow their key players to join the ASEAN All-Stars in the friendly match against Manchester United. The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) refused to allow Dominic Tan and Sergio Aguero to attend the event, even though the match was held at Bukit Jalil Stadium (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). FAM then sent five players to represent them, but none of them were on the Malaysian team's list.

Mr. Cklamovski and his assistants also studied the Vietnamese team carefully. This coach said he watched all the Vietnamese players play and understood their strengths. "I respect the Vietnamese team and will not focus on any specific player, but the whole team. I have watched all their players. Vietnam is a strong team. I have great respect for the Vietnamese team. They are a very good team," said coach Cklamovski.

Man City negotiate to recruit Rayan Cherki

Man City have begun talks with Lyon to sign French youngster Rayan Cherki for £35m.

Manchester City have opened talks with Lyon to sign midfielder Rayan Cherki. Pep Guardiola, who is set to appoint former Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders as his new assistant, has given the green light for City to make a bid for Cherki after speaking directly with the 21-year-old.

Cherki is valued at around £35m after scoring 12 goals in 44 games this season, including two against Manchester United in the Europa League. He was also part of the France Under-23 team that won silver at the Olympics last summer. Cherki has never played for France, but he has recently been called up for the first time and could make his debut in the UEFA Nations League semi-final against Spain on Thursday (5 May). Speaking last month, Cherki said Lyon would always be in his heart, even if he leaves this summer.

Meanwhile, Man City have also made an offer of around £50m for AC Milan attacking midfielder Tijjani Reijnders. The plan is to have him back in time for the FIFA Club World Cup, which begins against Wydad AC in Philadelphia on June 18.

If Man City succeed in signing both Cherki and Reijnders, the possibility of recruiting Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest will be left open./.